These Old Shades (Thorndike Press Large Print Clean Reads) - Hardcover

Heyer, Georgette

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410486117 ISBN 13: 9781410486110

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2016

Synopsis

Justin Alastair, the coldhearted Duke of Avon, had revenge in mind as he plucked a flamehaired urchin off the Paris streets. For Avon suspected the truth about his delicately handsome page--that Leon was really Leonie and none other than the wicked Comte de Saint Vire's legitimate daughter, deprived of her heritage by the comte's dastardly desire for a male heir. The duke's plan was simple: parade Leonie in front of his enemy and have his adoring, innocent ward reclaim her birthright, destroying her true father in the process. But the duke hadn't expected Leonie's breathtaking transformation or the tender emotions she awoke--and he'd already set his dangerous scheme in motion....

About this title

Review:

"My favourite historical novelist, stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours" (Margaret Drabble)

"Sparkling" (The Independent)

Book Description:

A classic tale of intrigue, adventure and love from the 'Grande Dame' of romantic historical novels set in Georgian and Regency England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1410486117
• ISBN 13: 9781410486110
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 561