Book Log 42/2009 - A Civil Contract

[jacey]

Georgette Heyer: A Civil Contract

I'm revisiting Georgette Heyer, not having read any since my teens. This was chosen at random (and a bit hurriedly) on a WH Smith buy-one-get-second-at-half-price offer.

It's sweet but a bit slow, even for Heyer. Still worth reading, though, if you're a regency romance fan.

Captain Adam Deverill, newly Viscount Lynton, returns from the army to find his father has left him nothing but a title and debts. If he's not to lose the family house he needs to marry an heiress quickly and Jenny Chawleigh is brought to his attention. Her father's rich but of common birth and vulgar as well, yet he's set his sights on having a Lord for a son on law.

Adam has to turn away from his (almost betrothed) love and marry Jenny who he supposes has married him for his title only, but Jenny - though he'd never noticed her - was a friend of his lady-love and if Adam married for money, Jenny married for love - though she was determined not to wear her heart on her sleeve.

This is the story of how love grows between them - sneaking up on Adam quietly.

(Edited to correct the title.)

Comments

[slrose.livejournal.com]

It's A Civil Contract in the American edition.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Ouch. My bad. It isd A Civil Contract. I've edited the entry. I must have had a brainfart and had the Bujold book in mind.

[slrose.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure they hadn't done a different title in the UK. It happens often enough.

A Civil Campaign was, in part, a tribute to Georgette Heyer.

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's what led me back to Heyer.