The Talisman Ring – part two
Georgette Heyer wrote The Talisman Ring in less than three months
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historical romance
The Convenient Marriage – written at the Sussex Oak
By May 1933, Georgette and Ronald, with baby Richard, had left Southover, their rented house in Colgate, and moved into the Sussex Oak in Warnham, a couple of miles from Horsham. The seventeenth-century inn was
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Devil’s Cub – “What price a sequel to These Old Shades? “
“Something far more Amazing” Georgette Heyer was pregnant when she wrote to her agent in September 1931 to tell him that she ‘had something far more Amazing up my sleeve. What price a sequel to
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The Conqueror – a deep dive into history
Early in 1930, soon after she and Ronald returned to London from Macedonia, Georgette Heyer decided to take a deep dive into history and write her most serious historical novel to date. The book was
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Beauvallet – a great adventure
Writing far from home (again) Georgette soon settled into life in Kratovo, the small village in Macedonia to which she and Ronald had moved in 1928 after their return from Africa. Their new home in
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The International Heyer Society – Celebrating Georgette Heyer
It is such a delight to announce the launch today, July 1st 2020, of the International Heyer Society and, in conjunction with my fellow Patronesses, Rachel Hyland and Susannah Fullerton, invite you to join us in
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The Masqueraders – written in a grass hut
A joyful return In 1927 Georgette Heyer was living in Kyerwa, a remote part of Tanganyika in East Africa. Her home was a hut made of elephant grass built inside a compound surrounded by a
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The Transformation of Philip Jettan
Georgette Heyer’s third novel was unique. It is her shortest book, she wrote it in three weeks and it was her only book written under a pseudonym. The Transformation of Philip Jettan by “Stella Martin”
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The Black Moth – from teen novel to enduring bestseller
Georgette Heyer turned 17 in August 1919. Some months later, her younger brother Boris became seriously ill. By February 1920 he was recovering but it was felt that a change of scene would do him
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