Georgette Heyer Biography

Author: Jennifer Kloester

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  • : $19.95 AUD
  • : 9780099553281
  • : Random House
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  • : June 2013
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 19.95
  • : August 2013
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  • : Jennifer Kloester
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Barcode 9780099553281
9780099553281

Description

Engaging, authoritative and meticulously researched, this book offers a comprehensive insight into the life and writing of Georgette Heyer, a remarkable and ferociously private woman.

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The ground-breaking biography of one of Britain's best-loved and best-selling novelists.

Reviews

"All lovers of the great Heyer, inventor of the Regency Romance, will love this superb biography of a very private woman." Saga magazine "Jennifer Kloester's book is an exhaustive and detailed biography which is quite as gripping as The Regency Buck or The Corinthian. Recognition at last." Country Life "A compelling study of a fascinating life. Jennifer Kloester has opened the door on one of the most private literary icons of the past century, one whose works made and continue to make a lasting impression on readers worldwide. Meticulously researched and supported, Kloester's study is both sympathetic and exact, and paints a finely detailed portrait of the woman behind the books. An engaging, intriguing, absorbing read - history is rarely this entertaining!" -- Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Times Bestselling Historical Romance Author "Heyer's devotees will be charmed by this engaging tour of the author's world." Washington Post