Review: Lady of Quality

Lady of Quality
Georgette Heyer

The careful reader will by now have discerned a trend in the direction of our romance reviews; today's review is Georgette Heyer's Lady of Quality. This is the diverting tale of a woman past the marrying age and her suitor, a hardened rake. A chance carriage accident lands Miss Annis Wynchwood in the role of temporary guardian to young Lucy Carleton, a rich heiress. Sparks fly when Oliver Carleton, Lucy's uncle, arrives to investigate this unorthodox situation.

Sparkling with the clever dialogue for which Heyer was famous and brimming with well-sketched secondary characters, Lady of Quality is a welcome addition to any romance library. Heyer fans will note strong similarities between this work and Black Sheep, both of which are set in bath and enjoy similar story lines, but Heyer is fully able to take two similar plots and vary them widely. Heyer is here dealing with the Little Season and Bath society, not London, but Regency fans will enjoy her meticulous attention to detail.

I give it a 4.5 out of 5.

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Other Heyer books in reprint, recommended by this reviewer:
These Old Shades

Friday's Child

Black Moth