Arabella: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

Arabella: Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

by Georgette Heyer (Author)

Synopsis

An enchanting debutante and the eldest daughter of an impoverished country parson, Arabella embarks on her first London season. Armed with beauty, virtue and a benevolent godmother (as well as a notoriously impetuous temper) she quickly runs afoul of Robert Beaumaris, the most eligible Nonpareil of the day. When he accuses her of being yet another pretty female after his wealth, Arabella allows herself to be provoked - into a deceitful charade that might have quite unexpected consequences...Arabelle is a tale of Regency romance from the creator - and still the best writer - of this beloved genre.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 07 Oct 2004

ISBN 10: 0099465620
ISBN 13: 9780099465621
Book Overview: A dashing and thrilling romance from one of our best-known and most beloved historical novelists.

Media Reviews
Triumphantly good... Georgette Heyer is unbeatable -- India Knight * Sunday Telegraph *
Sparkling * Independent on Sunday *
A writer of great wit and style ... I've read her books to ragged shreds -- Kate Fenton * Daily Telegraph *
Author Bio
Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.