Friday's Child

Friday's Child

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

Summary

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

'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser
'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella
'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris
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Hero Wantage is desperate to change her fate.

When the dashing Lord Sherry proposes out of the blue, Hero is overjoyed - she'll escape a life as a governess and, once they wed, he can finally claim his inheritance.

But as Hero attempts to social climb in glamorous London society, Sherry is concerned that her naivety will ruin them both and takes drastic action.

The chaos that follows will push friendships - and hearts - to breaking point . . .
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'Heart-stoppingly gorgeous' Harriet Evans
'Georgette Heyer is second to none' Sunday Times
'Georgette Heyer is perfect lockdown escapism' India Knight
'There is no one better at intelligent effervescence than Heyer. All her books are utter bliss' Times Pick of the Month
'Sparkling' Indepedent on Sunday
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Readers love Friday's Child ...

***** 'This novel is all fun, cuteness, laughter, warmness, goodness and awesomeness. Definitely a top favourite!!'
***** 'I found myself frequently sighing, grinning, or laughing out loud.'
***** 'Recommended for.... anyone who loves to read and be entertained!'
***** 'I could just not keep the book down once I started.'
***** 'This is one of my top 3 Georgette Heyer books.'
***** 'Absolutely delightful!'

About the author

Georgette Heyer

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of seventeen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.
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