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The Reluctant Widow: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

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Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. By midnight she is a bride, by dawn a widow. A typically thrilling and sweeping tale of romance and tragedy, The Reluctant Widow is Georgette Heyer at he...

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Description

Product ID:9780099468073
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:The Reluctant Widow
Subtitle:Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance
Authors:Author: Georgette Heyer
Page Count:288
Subjects:Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Historical romance, Historical romance, England, c 1800 to c 1900
Description:Select Guide Rating
Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. By midnight she is a bride, by dawn a widow. A typically thrilling and sweeping tale of romance and tragedy, The Reluctant Widow is Georgette Heyer at her best - the undisputed queen of historical romance.

If you love Bridgerton, you''ll love Georgette Heyer!

''The greatest writer who ever lived'' Antonia Fraser
''Brims with elegance, wit and historical accuracy'' Daily Mail
''Heyer''s books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen''s'' Joanne Harris
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When she steps inside the wrong carriage in a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale little knows that she is about to embark on a thrilling and dangerous adventure.


Overnight the would-be governess becomes the mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family''s name.

By midnight she is a bride; by dawn a widow.
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Readers love The Reluctant Widow ...


***** ''I love Georgette Heyer - fun plots, fun characters,good dialogue. This is one of my favourites.''
***** ''[The Reluctant Widow] made such an impression on me that I still remember it after all these years.''
***** ''This was an absolute delight.''
***** ''Fun, unexpected plot that continues through the whole book.''
***** ''Georgette Heyer is still the best; this has a real plot, an unusual one at that, characters that are interesting as individuals, and is still a really good read.''


Imprint Name:Arrow Books Ltd
Publisher Name:Cornerstone
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2004-10-07