Grand Sophy

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Summary: A MASTERPIECE!!!
Review: This is probably my favorite Heyer. Sophy steals the show with her masterful personality and ingenious, if unconventional, schemes to "rescue" her cousins from their various entanglements. With a dreamy poet, a villainous money-lender (who turns out to be a mere "dead bore"!),and a tiresome know-it-all bluestocking (who is REALLY a dead bore!), this story is anything BUT a dead bore! The plot moves swiftly from one outrageous episode to the next, with hilarious dialogue and unexpected turns along the way. A must read!!!

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Summary: By all that's wonderful, it's the Grand Sophy!
Review: This was my first introduction to the world of Georgette Heyer and what an introduction it was. I still laugh to this day at Sophy's delightful unconventionality and at the way her poor bewildered cousins learn to deal with her. A wonderful, wonderful book with great period detail and a light-hearted touch that makes it refreshing and non-sentimental at the same time. Read it. I'll not spoil the enchantment for you but beware...Sophy (and in consequence Heyer herself) is very addictive. You might just find yourself craving more.

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Summary: Heyer's best?
Review: Trying to pick the best Georgette Heyer is a hard task, but if I had to do it, then I'd chose The Grand Sophy. 'Little' Sophy turns out to be anything but little when she descends on her unsuspecting relatives and sorts them all out. Bringing humour and common sense to their tangled lives, she ends up not only sorting out their lives, but also her own. A hugely enjoyable, humorous read.