Summary Pistols for Two and Other Stories
N see the skills which won her a devoted audience that continues to this dayStories in the bookPistols for twoA Clandestine AffairBath MissPink DominoA Husband for FannyTo Have the HonourNight at the InnThe DuelHazardSnowdriftFull Moo. Disclaimer Anyone but HER and this book would probably garner 3 stars A collection of short stories by Georgette HeyerI found the titular story miserably boring It is the sole reason I haven t gotten to this volume before Once I passed it the stories weren t so bad I enjoyed some particularly Hazard A widow makes an appearance in another one which represented a welcome break from the ever present 19 year old heroines fluttering about Elopements Gretna Green and Heyer heroes pepper the stories and eventually blur them together If you like Heyer this is a pleasant stroll It contains a few gems Unfortunately it also feels rather paint by numbers The same personalities emerge not just from her other books but from the other stories within the volume Almost all female characters fall into her younger female category and I just don t like them as much I also felt a little concern
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Affairs of honour between bucks and blades rakes and rascals; and affairs of the heart between heirs and orphans beauties and bachelors; romance intrigue escapades and duels at dawn all the gallantry villainy and elegance of the age t. This was the best book of short stories Georgette Heyer has the best way of pulling you in right from the beginning and letting you unwrap the characters one at a time Then you are allowed to see them as their story unfolds in a clear and usually funny well scripted manner This book was no different It was a joy to read from the first page I want Georgette Heyer She was just brilliantThere are real people captured in her words and they are so full of life and witty What a joy to read
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Hat Georgette Heyer has so triumphantly made her own are exuisitely revived in these eleven stories of the RegencyGeorgette Heyer's historical accuracy and eye for a wonderful story of romance is uneualled and in Pistols For Two we ca. Very Short Stories from Georgette HeyerThese stories were very shortThey didn t make enough of an impression on me to be memorable or for me to wish to reread them as I do some of her novels that are my favoritesMarch 2017 Georgette Heyer group BOTM
- Paperback
- 213
- Pistols for Two and Other Stories
- Georgette Heyer
- English
- 06 October 2019 Georgette Heyer
- 9780330247719
There is a shiny new collection of Georgette Heyer's short stories Isn't that a gorgeous cover? But when I reuested a review copy from Random House's NZ branch the reply came back with unflattering speed would barely have hit their in tray that there were no review copies available for this bookIn a way this is appropriate as Georgette Heyer hated the whole publicity machine She did one interview in her whole life and ignored l
This was the best book of short stories Georgette Heyer has the best way of pulling you in right from the beginning and letting you
So the thing about Georgette Heyer's romances is this I like them but I have to space the fuckers out She's really only got
Very Short Stories from Georgette HeyerThese stories were very shortThey didn't make enough of an impression on me to be memorable or for me to wish to reread them as I do some of her novels that are my favoritesMarch 2017 Georgette Heyer group BOTM
My 33rd Georgette Heyer Pistols for Two while Tom and Jack's courtship of the same girl started out on friendly terms the situation uickly deteriorates and enters dangerous territory 3 starsA Clandestine Affair Miss Tresillian is shocked to discover that her niece has fallen in love with the nephew of her jilted ex fian
35 starsHeyer has a small pot from which she collects her characters The humble witty spinster with laughing eyes; the naive big eyed waif; the sporty devil take it Corinthian usually 'swarthy'; the handsome hiding hidden depths Dandy the young bucks; and the prone to spasms overwrought motherBasically Pistols for Two is a mix and match col
Whenever I need a Georgette Heyer fixs but don't have time for a full novel I grab this delightful collection of short stories Of course GH is at her best when there is time to develop her characters and all the wonderful side plots so a short story will never show her at her best But it is fun to see her toying
A must read for any Georgette Heyer fan
Disclaimer Anyone but HER and this book would probably garner 3 stars A collection of short stories by Georgette HeyerI found the titular story miserably boring It is the sole reason I haven't gotten to this volume before Once I pas
Favourites as I'm rereading 1st Nov 2015The Duel loved it I do find it funny how the girl implores a stranger to convince a man not to kill her brother in a duel The best part is when the man gets hitHazard oh yes haha humourous and adorable a guy waking up hungover devilishly aware when he realises where he is that he's eloping when already engaged