Arabella - Softcover

Heyer, Georgette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1402219466 ISBN 13: 9781402219467

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2009

Synopsis

"Georgette Heyer is the Queen of the Regency Romance. Long may she reign!" --New York Times bestselling author LAUREN WILLIG

Deliciously feisty and exuberant, Arabella Tallant is one of Georgette Heyer's most memorable and engaging heroines

Daughter of a modest country clergyman, Arabella Tallant is on her way to London when her carriage breaks down outside the hunting lodge of the wealthy Mr. Robert Beaumaris. Her pride stung when she overhears a remark of her host's, Arabella pretends to be an heiress, a pretense that deeply amuses the jaded Beau. To counter her white lie, Beaumaris launches her into high society and thereby subjects her to all kinds of fortune hunters and other embarrassments.

When compassionate Arabella rescues such unfortunate creatures as a mistreated chimney sweep and a mixed-breed mongrel, she foists them upon Beaumaris, who finds he rather enjoys the role of rescuer and is soon given the opportunity to prove his worth in the person of Arabella's impetuous young brother...

PRAISE FOR GEORGETTE HEYER:

"Our Georgette Heyer display of the Sourcebooks reprints has been a huge success, not only to those early fans like myself, but to many new readers who appreciate her style and wit."
Nancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC

"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen."
Publishers Weekly

"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to."
Katie Fforde

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Review:

My favorite Heyer yet. -- Patricia Seguine "Library Queue" (11/05/2009)

Compulsively readable Regency romance. -- Margaret Donsbach "HistoricalNovels.info" (11/09/2009)

Engaging... the romance was delightful. -- Debbie White "Genre Reviews" (11/09/2009)

I was completely wrapped up in the story from the very beginning as I was sucked in by Heyer's seemingly unending witty and charming writing style. -- Marie Burton "The Burton Review" (11/09/2009)

Heyer fans will definitely enjoy this Regency romance. -- Drey Salick "Drey's Library" (11/11/2009)

Wickedly entertaining; a superb comedy of manners! -- Keira Gillet "Love Romance Passion" (11/11/2009)

Recommend it to Austen fans, to anyone new to Heyer (I think it would be a great starter book for a Heyer reader), or the general historical romance fan. I don't know how you could be disappointed in it! -- Erin Page "The Courtier's Book" (11/16/2009)

I enjoyed spending time in this one... Heyer books feel like good friends -- Rebecca Laney "Becky's Book Reviews" (11/24/2009)

"Arabella" is simply a not-to-be-missed story that I can't say enough about. -- April Pohren "Cafe of Dreams" (11/30/2009)

Sweet, funny and entertaining. -- Naida Milenkovic "The Bookworm" (11/30/2009)

From the Publisher:

One of best-known and most beloved historical novelists will capture a whole new audience in a stunning repackage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1402219466
• ISBN 13: 9781402219467
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312