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Snowdrift and Other Stories (includes three new recently discovered short stories)
Snowdrift and Other Stories (includes three new recently discovered short stories) | Georgette Heyer
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Previously titled Pistols for Two, this collection includes three of Heyers earliest short stories, published together in book form for the very first time. A treat for all fans of Georgette Heyer, and for those who love stories full of romance and intrigue. Affairs of honour between bucks and blades, rakes and rascals; affairs of the heart between heirs and orphans, beauties and bachelors; romance, intrigue, escapades and duels at dawn. All the gallantry, villainy and elegance of the age that Georgette Heyer has so triumphantly made her own are exquisitely revived in these wonderfully romantic stories of the Regency period. 'Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us aspire to.' Katie Fforde 'My favourite historical novelist stylish, romantic, sharp and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines enterprising and her heroes are dashing. I owe her many happy hours.' Margaret Drabble 'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' India Knight
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Ellen_C
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A delightful collection of short stories that hit the spot if you enjoy Regency romance, Austen and Bridgerton. Nothing but happy endings, no harsh realities to spoil the fun. https://cannonballread.com/2023/01/snowdrift-and-other-stories-elcicco/

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mabell
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Loved this! The short story format is a great intro to Heyer‘s Regency, if you have never picked any up. My favorite was “Bath Miss.” 😊 (The book is actually Pistols for Two with 3 new stories)
Posting a few days late 😬 for #readwithmrbook #1wordtitle

LeahBergen I didn‘t buy this because I have Pistols for Two (but then I keep thinking of those 3 extra stories 😆). 4y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥳 4y
mabell @LeahBergen Maybe it‘s because they were first, but I think the Pistols for Two stories were the best, so you‘re ok! 😄 4y
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mabell @MrBook One down! 🙌 4y
mabell I just realized this also counts for #jennyis30 #Regency ! @jenniferw88 😊 4y
Chrissyreadit I was just thinking of you today! Happy February! 4y
mabell Same to you @Chrissyreadit ! I hope you are doing well! ❤️😊 4y
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mabell
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These are my January challenge reads!

Northanger Abbey - a reread that I always want to get to but never seem to - for #bookspin (Thank you for this copy @Gissy !)

Snowdrift - for #readwithmrbook 1 Word Title (Thank you sending it @cobwebmoth !)

Gissy @mabell I like those editions too! We are collectors (not book hoarders) 😉📚❤️❤️❤️ I will send the package maybe next week. 4y
TheAromaofBooks I have that edition of Northanger Abbey and love it. They're such a perfect size!!! Thanks for participating in #bookspin and I'll look forward to seeing if you enjoy revisiting this Austen!! 4y
mabell @Gissy Exactly! Collectors!! You are so sweet sending something with everything you have going on! I have no excuse, but I am very behind on sending my Christmas packages. I haven‘t even done our Christmas cards yet! But as you say, the holiday season is celebrated through January 😄 4y
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mabell @TheAromaofBooks I love it too! And this one was always one of my favorites - I am excited to get back to it! 4y
Gissy @mabell My life now is complicated and I'm always behind in everything but I have to slow down and say, step by step, sometimes faster sometimes slowly. We cannot control everything and Litsy and bookstores are my peace and happy places that help me to see things from another perspective🤗 4y
MrBook Awesome choices 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻! Aww, @Gissy , I feel the same way about like and Litsy at the moment 🤗🤗🤗. 4y
mabell @Gissy I love that! 🥰 @MrBook I‘m glad we all share this happy place ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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smilingshelves
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One of my all-time favorite authors. This will probably be my #firstbook of 2019, but I reserve the right to change my mind. ☺️ #snowman #seasonsreadings

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️ 5y
BucklingBookshelves Seems like a perfect January read! Love the cover too 📚 5y
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KaraDunn
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Heyer manages to pack all the adventure, humor, and romance of her full length novels into these fantastic short stories.

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Christy2318
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❄️❄️❄️❄️ I‘m not generally crazy about short stories. I do prefer the longer Heyer works I‘ve read but the stories are all quintessentially Heyer. You can see the ideas that turned into longer novels & they all have Heyer‘s signature flair for dialogue. The only story I didn‘t like was “Bath Miss”. The miss was annoying & it really stretched the imagination that the gentleman didn‘t find her so. #osrbc #romantsy #regency

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MrBook
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#TBRtemptation post 4! For fans of Georgette Heyer, and those who like romance and intrigue. You'll find tales involving affairs of honor, affairs of the heart, duels, elegance, and plenty more, among others set in the Regency period. This collection has three recently discovered stories. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

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#GeorgetteHeyer has been one of my favorite authors since I was 11, when I first picked up one of her books from my grandmother‘s collection of secondhand paperbacks. I‘m slowly rebuilding my own collection with a mixture of handed-down copies and brand-new editions. This is one I‘d never even heard of: Georgette‘s collected short stories from magazines! Like a nibble of a brownie rather than the whole square, but still very enjoyable.

howjessicareads This is mostly a reprint of Pistols for Two, if you‘d ever read that. But I was soooo excited at the inclusion of 3 new stories!! 6y
SunshineBookworm I‘d never read any of her short stories! I‘ve read the vast majority of her novels, so I was very excited about this collection. 6y
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