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Book SynopsisIf you love Bridgerton, you''ll love Georgette Heyer!
''The greatest writer who ever lived'' ANTONIA FRASER
''My generation''s Julia Quinn'' ADJOA ANDOH
''One of the wittiest, most insightful and rewarding prose writers imaginable'' STEPHEN FRY
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1815, and the British and French armies are massing ahead of one of the greatest battles of all time ...
Occupied by the British, Brussels however is en fete.
And Lady Barbara Childe, renowned for being as fashionable as she is beautiful, is at the centre of all that is fashionable and light-hearted.
When she meets Charles Audley, the dashing aide de camp to the great Duke of Wellington, her sense of fun and mischief knows no bounds.
But it is the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, and who knows whether they will ever meet again ...
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Reader''s love An Infamous Army . . .
***** ''This was
Trade 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
Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to -- Katie Fforde
A writer of great wit and style ... I've read her books to ragged shreds -- Kate Fenton * Daily Telegraph *
Georgette Heyer is unbeatable -- India Knight
