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This is my favorite Heyer novel. I bought it when it first came out (yes, I'm that old, lol) and reread it periodically. Like P&P, it never grows stale. The characters are memorable, drawn with wit and a conciseness that newer young authors would do well to study. Sophy has her faults, but she combines her matchmaking organization with charm and perception - a far more intelligent "Emma", if you will. Everything is brought to a satisfactory conclusion, the loose ends are tied up not only neatly but paced nicely, and altogether "Grand Sophy" shows how Heyer redefined historical romances into the subset of Regency romances.

There have been many authors who have followed; some did as well (Carla Kelly, Mary Balogh) but none did it better. These are classic Regencies; Heyer disdained the cheap "bodice-ripper" romances. She was a solid historian and although she romanticized the Regency era, her researches gave her an "ear" for writing dialogue that feels accurate to the period. Reading her novels will give you a permanent wince at new authors who are writing supposedly Regency dukes who reply, "Okay, I'll take you to xxxx in my curricle."

Gaaahhhh. 'Okay' is American and didn't cross the Pond for decades. And no properly raised lady would ride in a curricle for any long distance; even in a closed carriage she'd want a maid, her bonnet, pelisse, and parasol. Once you've joined the Heyer World of Regency England, such inaccuracies will make you cringe, LOL.

I also recommend Heyer's:
- Venetia
- Frederica
- The Spanish Bride (a biography of Juana Smith, who accompanied her husband Harry on the Peninsular campaigns against Napoleon)
- The Toll Gate
- The Unknown Ajax

Happy reading!


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Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer 9780099465638 Books Reviews

I bought the audio book for my long commutes. I have ordered and listened to many in the past but this one far exceeded my hopes! My attention was grabbed immediately. It made me laugh and grimace and, in all honesty, I hated having to get out of the car during this memorable story. I considered bringing it in and listening to it at home but I just didn't want it to end!

It's a story about an amazing and self-possessed young woman, Sophy, in the ranks of the English nobility. Through her father, she's learned self-preservation and an incorrigible boldness that is unusual during that long-ago period. Sophy encounters many circumstances in which her skill at diplomacy and her verve help the family members she's come to reside with, while her father is abroad.

I truly laughed and smiled, frowned and cheered her on throughout! FANTASTIC STORY! I'm here to hopefully find another by Georgette Heyer!
Love her. The grand sophie could have had a near infinite series of books describing her good faith manipulations of all and sundry. The last book would be her ruthlessly organizing the lives of her descendants from her deathbed.

One caveat Heyer has a Shakespearean Shylock-style moneylender included in the plot. The description has wince-worthily anti-semitic implications, but brief, merely a footnote in the plot. (Although similar stuff from Shakespeare ruined his works for me. During my early teens, Taming of the Shrew resulted in a drywall dent from hurling the collected works. )

Georgette Heyer is one of the best dialogue writers I've ever read. I didn't realize, until the fifth or sixth book, how little explication she uses. Almost everything is revealed through conversation and context. So difficult to do, but she pulls it off every time!

Superfan.
I have read this several times. It is always a delight to me. Now that I know the basic plot, I can read the book more slowly and appreciate the witty dialogue, the development of attachment between the characters, and the amazing way that Ms. Heyer resolves the story.

I am surprised that some readers review this book and say that Sophy is annoying. I think that she is smart, generous, loving, considerate, and lots of fun. She would not be every man's choice for a wife (as Charlbury points out), but then Charles will not be easy to live with either.

After reading Sophy I always think that this must be the best Heyer book, and then I read The Quiet Gentleman, or False Colours, or Frederica etc., and then I change my mind again about which Heyer book is best. I have found some excellent Regency Romance writers, but none are as good as Georgette Heyer.
This is my favorite Heyer novel. I bought it when it first came out (yes, I'm that old, lol) and reread it periodically. Like P&P, it never grows stale. The characters are memorable, drawn with wit and a conciseness that newer young authors would do well to study. Sophy has her faults, but she combines her matchmaking organization with charm and perception - a far more intelligent "Emma", if you will. Everything is brought to a satisfactory conclusion, the loose ends are tied up not only neatly but paced nicely, and altogether "Grand Sophy" shows how Heyer redefined historical romances into the subset of Regency romances.

There have been many authors who have followed; some did as well (Carla Kelly, Mary Balogh) but none did it better. These are classic Regencies; Heyer disdained the cheap "bodice-ripper" romances. She was a solid historian and although she romanticized the Regency era, her researches gave her an "ear" for writing dialogue that feels accurate to the period. Reading her novels will give you a permanent wince at new authors who are writing supposedly Regency dukes who reply, "Okay, I'll take you to xxxx in my curricle."

Gaaahhhh. 'Okay' is American and didn't cross the Pond for decades. And no properly raised lady would ride in a curricle for any long distance; even in a closed carriage she'd want a maid, her bonnet, pelisse, and parasol. Once you've joined the Heyer World of Regency England, such inaccuracies will make you cringe, LOL.

I also recommend Heyer's
- Venetia
- Frederica
- The Spanish Bride (a biography of Juana Smith, who accompanied her husband Harry on the Peninsular campaigns against Napoleon)
- The Toll Gate
- The Unknown Ajax

Happy reading!