It’s time for Teaser Tuesdays with Should Be Reading!
From page 250 of Frederica by Georgette Heyer:
“The humble note in his voice touched her, but she shook her head; and when he began, in rather stilted language, to enumerate and describe the various excellent qualities in her character which had excited at first his admiration, and then his ardent desire to make her his wife, she checked him even more decidedly, saying kindly, but with a little amusement: ‘I am very much obliged to you, cousin, but pray say no more! Only think how much your mama would dislike such an alliance!'”
And now I shall explain how I ended up in a Heyer, of all places. I’m not a reader of romance novels normally – although I’ve experimented with a few, it’s normally been for readers’ advisory (RA) purposes or general education, rather than enjoyment. When I took my first RA class in grad school, I had my friend Gala to call upon for help with romance, and she gave me a short stack of paperbacks that are mostly still on my TBR shelf (to be read). Frederica was among these. Then, just this morning, I got an email from another friend, Amy, mentioning Georgette Heyer and asking did I know she – Heyer, not Amy; Amy writes sci fi- Heyer wrote mysteries as well as the regency romance she’s famous for? How about that. I did not know, but I’m interested.
Frederica has been sitting alongside my life for months now, but I had only made a halfhearted effort before I got the email from Amy. So it made my lunchtime reading today, and do you know? I’m really enjoying it! There is a witty, playful tone to the dialogue and humor that reminds me, dare I say, of Austen! So keep checking in. If I were to read a romance novel *just* for fun it would be a first, but this one shows promise.
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pagesofjulia 
Excellent selection. I adore Georgette Heyer’s books. My TT: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/12/teaser-tuesdays-a-stitch-before-dying.html
I am a bit like you, it would be rare for me to select a Georgette Heyer title for a pleasure read but sometimes the fates work in mysterious and now you are enjoying something a bit different and fun.
Mine is http://bit.ly/hs6O5G
thanks for sharing
And the only reason I picked up a Heyer in the first place is that two people in my then-writing group recommended her — they said “The Grand Sophy” is considered by many to be her best. I very much enjoyed that and one other (“The Nonesuch”) but now that I’m almost at the end of the first mystery of hers that I’ve picked up, I think I like it even better. I should note, however, that it’s not terribly P.C. in a lot of ways.
Thanks for the tease! It has been quite a while since I’ve read a Heyer book, but I have loved quite a few of them. 🙂
Here’s my Teaser! ~ Wendi
It’s a fun book so far, but I’m trying to stay strong now that a copy of Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo has crossed my desk…. Jacinta, it’s good to get outside the box sometimes, yes. I just have trouble starting; so thanks Amy for the nudge. And yes, Amy, when romance turns not-so-PC sometimes I struggle… Thanks Wendi for your cute teaser too! 🙂 Y’all have a great day.