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Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen." -Publishers Weekly
A young lady of beauty and intelligence facing an unbearable choice...
Venetia Lanyon is one of Georgette Heyer's most memorable heroines. Beautiful, capable, and independent minded, her life on the family's estate in the countryside is somewhat circumscribed. Then a chance encounter with her rakish neighbor opens up a whole new world for Venetia. Lord Damerel has built his life on his dangerous reputation, and when he meets Venetia, he has nothing to offer and everything to regret. As Venetia's well-meaning family steps in to protect her from potential ruin, Venetia must find the wherewithal to take charge of her own destiny, or lose her one chance at happiness...
What readers say: "Perfection! ...Witty, sparkling, and heart-wrenching."
"Not only do I think that Venetia is Georgette Heyer's best novel, I think Venetia is one of her best characters and certainly one of my favorite heroines in all romance fiction."
"Has all of Heyer's best features: humor, wit, and irony; an exquisite sense of time and place."
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Steve Grier
reviewed Venetia on June 25, 2019 Venetia
Chapter 1, in which I continue my love affair with a most enchanting author!
Chapter 2, in which Venetia is established as a heroine of much wit, honesty, and vitality.
Chapter 3, in which Venetia is contemplative of the rakish Lord Damerel and her brother Aubrey takes a wracking spill.
Chapter 4, in which Venetia and Lord Damerel find the best of all things: friendship.
Chapter 5, in which it is noted that the Scoundrel is but hidden twin to the Good Man: each male contains both sides; the Sensible Woman is best served by accepting that reality.
Chapter 6, in which I return after a sojourn in Venice to Venetia, and find her just as charming as ever.
Chapter 7, in which we enter the excruciatingly finite mind of Edward Yardley, suitor to Venetia.
Chapter 8, in which we enter the intensely melodramatic mind of Oswald Denny, suitor to Venetia.
Chapter 9, in which Venetia jumps from a loft, Oswald loses hold of his senses and showers her with kisses, Damerel adroitly dampens these boyish enthusiasms, and I smile from ear to ear.
Chapter 10, in which Lady Denny realizes, aghast and agog, that true love beats in the hearts of sweet, innocent Venetia and that notorious rake, Damerel.
Chapter 11, in which a frightful ogress enters the story!
Chapter 12, in which the reader is reminded that a heroine's wit and virtues are often best illustrated when she is set against an ogress of the first order.
Chapter 13, in which Damerel fiercely declares his love and Venetia is unperturbed by this statement of the obvious.
Chapter 14, in which the reader recalls that allies with the best of intentions may be more obstinate and troublesome than the worst of enemies.
Chapter 15, in which Venetia awakens into nightmare.
Chapter 16, in which London fails to amuse or even distract.
Chapter 17, in which Inspiration and Understanding strike like twin lightning bolts!
Chapter 18, in which a shockingly exciting secret is revealed.
Chapter 19, in which the shockingly exciting secret is met.
Chapter 20, in which Venetia marshals her force of personality and wields her weapons of wit and earnestness in gentle battle against the idiotish and stoopid well-wishers surrounding her.
Chapter 21, in a which a lady makes clear that she prefers a libertine and his orgies; and in which a perfect tale of quirky romance comes to a perfectly quirky romantic close.
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