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Cotillion
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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"My favourite historical novelist."-Margaret Drabble "Sparkling."-Independent on Sunday A sham betrothal isn't the only thing that gets Kitty and Freddy into trouble, but it's definitely the beginning .. A most unusual hero Freddy is immensely rich, of course, and not bad-looking, but he's mild-mannered, a bit hapless-not anything like his virile, handsome, rakish cousin Jack ... A heroine in a difficult situation Young Kitty Charing stands to inherit a vast fortune from her irascible and eccentric guardian-provided she marries one of his great-nephews ... A sham betrothal No sooner does Kitty arrive in London then the race for her hand begins, but between confirmed rakes and bumbling affections, Kitty needs a daring scheme ... "Thus begins Cotillion, arguably the funniest, most charming of Georgette Heyer's many delightful Regency romances." -Amazon.co.uk "Triumphantly good ... Georgette Heyer is unbeatable." -Sunday Telegraph
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TheAromaofBooks
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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It had been several years since I read this one, and I had forgotten how 100% perfect it is. This may be my favorite Heyer. As usual, the cover picture has nothing to do with the actual story, though.

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Librarybelle I keep saying I need to get back to her books! 2mo
mabell Same opinion completely!! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - I can't recommend this one highly enough!! 2mo
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julieclair @TheAromaofBooks @mabell @Chrissyreadit I have set up the StoryGraph Readalong for our next book. The link is in the “Other/Final Thoughts” section of our Cotillion Readalong. Or you can search for the book‘s title and then click those 3 dots just like you would to add the book to a challenge. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks @julieclair - Oooooo nice!!! I just got my copy from the library!! 2mo
mabell Thanks Julie! @julieclair 2mo
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mabell
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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If Miss Prism had more of a literary, romantic turn, she would be a dead ringer for how I picture Miss Fishguard!

CaramelLunacy She did write a 3 volume novel, after all! 8mo
mabell @CaramelLunacy “But the good end happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.” 🤣 8mo
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mabell
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Re-listening to this, and I am reminded of why it is my favorite Heyer romance! So engaging, quite a lot of activity, intertwined characters and subplots (it is a small world, after all), and I absolutely love Freddie. Lord Ledgerwood is also terrific.

📷: Farmer‘s market wildflower bouquet chosen by my mom ❤️

mabell Jack is really a skunk from the beginning! Often the “shocking rake” turns out to be the hero, (his character is just misunderstood 😄) but in this one the scandalous flirt continues to sink in our estimation, in tandem with Freddie‘s rise. So perfect. ❤️ 9mo
Tamra Gorgeous! 9mo
deirdrebeecher This is one of my favourite Georgette Heyer books. There is so much humour in it. I especially like Freddie's relationship with his father. 9mo
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mabell @Tamra I loved it! Such an artful, but casual arrangement 9mo
mabell @deirdrebeecher I agree! I am enjoying their exchanges so much! I didn‘t remember them from previous listens, but his father‘s dry wit, especially as to Freddie‘s capabilities 😄, is perfect! 9mo
CarolynM Oooh, if this is your favourite I‘ll have to bump it up my Heyer TBR 🙂 I‘ve just finished The Black Moth and I have this one next (edited) 9mo
rubyslippersreads I ❤️ this one too. 9mo
mabell @rubyslippersreads It‘s been years since I listened to it, so while I remembered the plot, the details were fresh - such a good time! 9mo
mabell @CarolynM Oh yes, definitely bump it up! I can‘t wait to hear what you think! I must say I have so many romances still to read - including both of the ones you mentioned! How was The Black Moth? 9mo
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lauracorum
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Kitty's guardian proclaims his fortune will be bestowed on Kitty if she marries one of his great-nephews. They both expect that Jack Westruther will present himself as a suitor but he doesn't show. So, Kitty persuades Freddy to agree to a fake engagement.

Kitty and Freddy are adorable and the crazy scrapes and confusions of the secondary characters are such fun. I can't wait to forget it enough to read it again.

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lauracorum
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Re-reading it. Don't remember it being a favorite back then. But now I love it. Freddy, with his slow change from empty-headed dandy to guardian of various hapless people, is completely satisfying.

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xicanti
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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I‘m still on the fence about COTILLION. I almost drifted away from it last night, but then I read some reviews that indicated it DOES follow the same basic trajectory as a modern fake dating book, and I got curious as to how it‘d play out. Because as of 54%, that endgame still didn‘t seem plausible.

I‘m now 63% in and it‘s only a little more plausible. Factor in how it took me all frickin day to read that 9%, and... yeah. I dunno, y‘all.

Gillyreads This is one of my favourite Georgette Heyer books 3y
xicanti @Gillyreads it seems to be a lot of people‘s favourite, but I‘m afraid I did end up bailing on it. 😔 3y
Gillyreads @xianti not worth pushing through if you‘re not enjoying it. 3y
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xicanti
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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COTILLION passed the three-chapter test! The first chapter and a half was pretty rough, but I warmed to it once Kitty herself took the stage. Still, Freddy‘s tendency to speak in abbreviated bullet points might‘ve pushed me away again if I weren‘t curious to see if this 1953 release handles the fake engagement trope the same way a contemporary book might.

TL;DR—I like it lots more than THE GRAND SOPHY, but I still ain‘t totally sold.

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xicanti
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Unpopular opinion time: the first Georgette Heyer I tried bored me silly. That was a good ten years ago, though, and I‘m hoping the person I am now will like COTILLION a lot more than the person I was then liked THE GRAND SOPHY. Let the three-chapter test commence!

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Chrissyreadit
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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I celebrated my break between classes with reading and finished the lovely Cotillion. @mabell thank you again for this treat. It reminded me a little of Jane Austen‘s Emma mashed with Mr. Magoo. Regency romance and humor abound🧡🧡🧡🧡

mabell Emma and Mr. Magoo - I love it! 😂😂 I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! 4y
CoffeeK8 This is my favorite Georgette Heyer 4y
readordierachel Love that description 😆 4y
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Chrissyreadit
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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simultaneously reading :
“The Saloon, like every other room in Arnside House, was large and lofty, and had been furnished, possibly some twenty years earlier, in what had then been the style of elegance.”
“Jack dreaded family gatherings.”
#firstlinefridays Thanks for the tag @AmyG
Want to play @mabell @cobwebmoth @TK421 @Avanders @BethM ?

mabell ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚🙌🏻📚 4y
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HeathHof
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Sarah @TheAromaofBooks thank you so much for the surprise!! 🤩🤩🤩 It got here yesterday but I'm just getting the chance to post. Can't wait to give this one a try!

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I'm so glad that it arrived safely!! I hope you enjoy. :-) 5y
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KerriNTurner
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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One of my best book finds recently was this stack of vintage Georgette Heyer books at a book fair. Loving making my way through them now!

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mrp27
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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#literarylove #playingcupid

I've never read a Heyer novel but this looks like a fun place to start.

vkois88 I haven't either, but this cover is amazing! 5y
Sace I haven't read this one, but Heyer is a delight. Hope you enjoy this. 5y
mrp27 @RestlessFickleBookHoarder Looks like a good one. I've never read anything by the author. Do you have any suggestions if which one I should read first? 5y
Sace These Old Shades was my first Heyer. 5y
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CoffeeK8
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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💜 hi everyone! #friyayintro

Seekingtardis Stay safe and send pies!! 🤣😍 5y
CouronneDhiver Like a real life cozy mystery character 👍🏽 5y
CoffeeK8 @Seekingtardis @CouronneDhiver my 8 year old self had a great imagination! 5y
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Moray_Reads
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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While I have to admit that, on the romance side, I prefer Heyer's charming rakes and haughty Corinthians to lovely but slightly dim Freddy (shocking admission! Must be queer in my attic!) this was probably the funniest I've read so far. A hilarious, farcical romp full of adventurers and entanglements. Oh, Georgette, I love you so!

LeahBergen This was such a fun one. 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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howjessicareads
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Day 8 of #31bookpics! I love #GeorgetteHeyer so much that basically 60 of her books are my #oldfavorite. I chose just a few to highlight today though! ❤️📚
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It‘s not too late to join in on #31bookpics if you want to! What‘s your old favorite?

jillrhudy I have that exact copy of Cotillion but can‘t get past the man talk in the beginning. @MorayReads knows whereof I speak. 5y
howjessicareads @jillrhudy @Moray_Reads yeah the beginning is rough. Great Uncle Matthew is the worst. 🙄 But I adore Freddy. ❤️❤️ (edited) 5y
Moray_Reads @jillrhudy @howjessreads thank goodness we don't have to suffer the vagaries of the ton in the 21st century (as of anything has really changed! 😒) 5y
Vansa One of my favourite Heyers too! I have all of them as well, they're so much fun ! 5y
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Mdargusch
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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I finished this Regency Romance in hour five of the #24in48 readathon. How had I never heard of this genre? This book was a fun romp through London during the Regency period with Kitty playing matchmaker, all the while falling in love herself.

LeahBergen Yay! I‘m so glad you liked your first Georgette Heyer. 😍 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful pic and good job!! 🙌🏻❤️ 6y
Mdargusch I never would have read it without your stamp of approval @LeahBergen 😁 6y
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Mdargusch Thanks! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It helps to have a rainy day. 😃 6y
emilyhaldi Yay! I need to read this ❤️ you must have Dad distracted with something to be able to get all that reading in! 😄 6y
Reviewsbylola Heyer‘s a lot of fun. I‘ve read a few of her books. 6y
Kappadeemom I just saw where you won a door prize on #24in48.com❤️ 6y
Mdargusch I was so excited @Kappadeemom because I feel like I never win things! 6y
Mdargusch Can you believe he was reading a book too? @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi we both finished our books at the same time. 💞 6y
Reviewsbylola What was he reading? 6y
emilyhaldi Omg that's so cute!!! 😍 true love 💘 6y
smilingshelves Heyer is one of my favorite authors! Her books are the perfect escape! 6y
Mdargusch A book about the Marshall Football team @Reviewsbylola 6y
rubyslippersreads ❤️❤️❤️ this book. 😊 I need to read more Heyer. 6y
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Mdargusch
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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#24in48

I had no idea Regency Romance was a genre, but I‘m really enjoying Cotillion.

This is my realistic TBR stack for this weekend.

Aimeesue I'm not really a romance reader, but if you like the Regencies, Georgette Heyer is the Queen Mother of Regency and Georgian romances. She pretty much originated them, and wrote for 50 years or so. 😄 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto I really enjoy a good regency every now and then. There's so many types of romance and I love it. 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💚💚💚💚 6y
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tammysue 💚🌼 6y
jillrhudy I own that very copy but have found Cotillion hard to get into even as a Heyer fan. 6y
introvertedbooks I have a hundred summers from the library and I'm dying to read it lol 6y
emilyhaldi Might need to borrow Less!! 6y
Reviewsbylola Good stack! 6y
mabell I LOVE Cotillion!! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
Mdargusch I finished Cotillion @Aimeesue @Ashley_Nicoletto @jillrhudy @mabell and I loved it! I‘m a new Regency Romance fan. The very beginning was a little tedious but once the story was in London, I was swept away. ❤️ 6y
Mdargusch Starting that one now @introvertedbooks 6y
CoffeeK8 I love this book so much! You have such a fun road ahead of you with GH, she has a lot of great ones! 6y
Mdargusch I can‘t wait to read more @CoffeeK8 6y
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lucylovestoread
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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"I saw Georgette Heyer was on your wishlist so thought you'd like these!" Thanks Grandma!
#tbr #grandmalibrary

batsy Oooh! 😍 6y
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Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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My first edition of Cotillion

CoverToCoverGirl How lovely! ❤️ 6y
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mabell
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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There is not one, but two, couples who run away to be married in Cotillion. The second, a thrilling and unlikely, #elopement, is part of the action-packed conclusion. The betrothed pair elope - with assistance - to a Reverend cousin, as a "journey all the way to Gretna Green would not have done."

First read years ago, this was my first Regency romance, and I enjoyed it SO much.

#150pnpcoverparty

LeahBergen I have this one but it‘s still TBR. 👍🏻 6y
mabell @LeahBergen Of the Heyer romances I have read so far (4-5?), this one is by far my favorite. ❤️ 6y
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LeahBergen @mabell @rubyslippersreads Wait! I HAVE read this one. I should really make myself a list. 😂😂 6y
mabell @LeahBergen @rubyslippersreads That is hilarious 😂 In your defense, I find Heyer titles often don't obviously connect to the plot 🤔 6y
CrowCAH Lots of loose women getting married! Lol 6y
LeahBergen @mabell They don‘t! I‘m pretty good with the ones titled with the main characters names - I can remember if I‘ve read those. 😂 That got a bit tricky when I was buying all I could find at book sales though (Arabella, Venetia, Frederica and so on 😂). 6y
mabell @LeahBergen I was just looking at a list - she wrote so many Regency romances! I definitely would lose track. Her 12 mysteries are much easier to remember 😆 But even then I still have to stop and think which title matches with which plot! 6y
LeahBergen @mabell And the titles of a couple of her mysteries have been changed, too, I think. I recently saw Envious Casca republished as A Christmas Party. 🤔 6y
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CoffeeK8
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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My comfort reads are a specific style of historical romance with a hero who‘s kind or trying to be a better person. Mischief of the mistletoe, The Duchess War, The Bargain or Not Quite a Husband. #comfortreads

EllanaRose Historical romance is a great comfort zone read for me too. It's like travelling back in time but knowing there is a happy ending 6y
CoffeeK8 @EllanaRose exactly but not the ones with a lot of angst. 6y
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CoffeeK8
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Calling all #romantsy readers. Apparently it's Georgette Heyer's birthday and Kindle is having a massive sale. Literally buying all the books today! #recommendsday #romance

CoverToCoverGirl Jackpot! 😏 7y
ScientistSam OMG, thanks for sharing. This is amazing! 7y
CoffeeK8 @CoverToCoverGirl & @ScientistSam, I might have bought 10 books... but really what else could I have done? 🤷‍♀️ 7y
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CoffeeK8
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Walking and listening to one of my favorite Heyer #romantsy audiobooks!

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ScientistSam
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Ahh, such a refreshing reread! Standard Heyer charm with a less usual, beta-male hero. I just needed something bright and charming and that hit the spot.

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ScientistSam
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Most of my recent reads have been good but rather dark (including the short stories I've read today). Time for something that I know will leave me smiling!

moranadatter I love this one. Edit: I have no idea where the extra word came from. (edited) 7y
ScientistSam @kmdartist it's a good one! 7y
raelaschoenherr One of my fave Heyers! 7y
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howjessicareads
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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Jumping in late to #SeasonsReadings2016 because I have #MultipleCopies of most Georgette Heyer titles. She's my favorite author, and about 15 years ago I filled up a suitcase with Pan paperbacks in England when she was still OOP in the US. But I can never resist the pretty new reprints or occasional collectible hardbacks when I see them!! Last year I realized I owned more than 130 of her 65 titles, so I winnowed to no more than 2 copies of each.

RealLifeReading What a collection! I've only read two of her books but really enjoyed them. Which are your favourites 7y
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raelaschoenherr
Cotillion | Georgette Heyer
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I love love Georgette Heyer, and this one is a fave! It's so funny, and things go a little differently than in some of her other plots. I'm probably due for a re-read! Also, this cover fits the story not at all... #onewordtitles #photoadaynov16

rubyslippersreads ❤️❤️❤️ this book! I need to read more Heyer. 7y
raelaschoenherr @rubyslippersreads Yes! Isn't this one delightful? I haven't read a Heyer in a while, it might be time :) Do you have a favorite? Frederica and The Grand Sophy are also pretty hilarious :) 7y
rubyslippersreads @raelaschoenherr I think Frederica is the only other one I've read. I was going to ask you for recommendations. 😄 7y
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LeahBergen This one was wonderful! 💗 7y
raelaschoenherr @rubyslippersreads I have lots! Arabella, Bath Tangle, Lady of Quality, The Talisman Ring, Sylvester, False Colors, Regency Buck, The Black Sheep, The Unknown Ajax. :) 7y
raelaschoenherr @Jessicah loves Heyer too! 7y
howjessicareads @rubyslippersreads - Talisman Ring, False Colours, and Venetia are among my faves!! And if you or @raelaschoenherr want a seasonal read - her 1940s mystery Envious Casca is set at Christmas! 🙂 7y
rubyslippersreads @Jessicah @raelaschoenherr Thanks for all the recommendations! That should keep me busy for awhile. 😀 I like the idea of a Christmas mystery. 🎄 7y
raelaschoenherr @rubyslippersreads @Jessicah I will read Envious Casca this year! 7y
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My bedroomshelves are reserved for my favorite authors. My Georgette Heyer collection includes a first edition of Cotillion.