False Colours

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Summary: False Colours
Review: Georgette Heyer is a great author. I hope this one is brought back new soon, as it is one I don't have. Heyer's specialty is in the comedy and lightness she brings to her romances. There have also been reviews about how intelligent and interesting her heroines are, compared to other writings of the era. The books are longer and have more meat in them, at once delightful light reading with a touch of humor, sophistication and intellectualism.

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Summary: "False Colours, great story"
Review: I discovered Georgette Heyer in about 1970 and this is still one of my favorites. The mother of the twins is one of those charming shatterbrains that Heyer characterizes so well, complete with all the wonderfully tangled circumstances into which she has embroiled herself. Kit, the twin who forms the main part of the story, is the underplayed hero - younger son, serious, willing to step in for his missing twin to help save his brother's engagement. Then of course there's the fiance and her dragon of a grandmother. Heyer froth at its best! Winning characters, unexpected situations, and denouments that keep you guessing.

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Summary: One of My Favorite Heyers!
Review: I discovered Georgette Heyer in about 1970 and this is still one of my favorites. The mother of the twins is one of those charming shatterbrains that Heyer characterizes so well, complete with all the wonderfully tangled circumstances into which she has embroiled herself. Kit, the twin who forms the main part of the story, is the underplayed hero - younger son, serious, willing to step in for his missing twin to help save his brother's engagement. Then of course there's the fiance and her dragon of a grandmother. Heyer froth at its best! Winning characters, unexpected situations, and denouments that keep you guessing.

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Summary: My favorite Heyer!
Review: In Regency England, a younger son/army officer, Kit, travels home upon the feeling that something has happened to his twin brother, the Earl of Denville. He finds his charming and scatterbrained mother worried to death, as Denville has been absent from home for 10 days; this very night, Denville is to go to a family party at the home of his soon-to-be intended wife in order to obtain the consent of her eccentric and sharp-tongued grandmother. The mother, while not wanting Denville to sacrifice himself on the altar of a marriage of convenience, nevertheless is anxious for the marriage, as Denville's trustees will release his fortune to him upon his marriage; this will allow her extravagant debts to be paid. Kit is persuaded to take Denville's place just for this one night in order that Cressy, the lovely and kind young lady in question, is not dealt the unforgiveable insult of Denville's absence from the "engagement" party.

Complications and fiascos ensue, supported by a multitude of minor characters.......grooms, former nannys, butlers, valets, elderly suitors......that spring fully to life with witty dialog through Heyer's pen. It is to be expected that Kit (as Denville) and Cressy fall in love; she can't imagine why she likes him so much better now than before! It needs only Denville's return, with his arm in a sling, to further complicate this funny and heartwarming story.

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Summary: Twin Trouble !
Review: This is Georgette Heyer at her best ! We have a gentleman who is pulled into the most shocking masquerade because of his loving mama. And so he proceeds to woo his brothers finacee, only to find that she prefers him. And he can't 'fess up, because his mothers gambling debts have to be paid with the settlement. The entire mess unfolds, with perfect Heyer elan, witty dialogue, and and excellent cast of characters!

It's a pleasure to read about heros who don't think it normal to fight duels, or abduct maidens, and heroines who have a sense of humour. A wonderfully pragmatic couple in the most unusual circumstances. A light hearted romance that leaves you smiling for the rest of the day.