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Geliebte Hasardeurin (1941)

von Georgette Heyer

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Classic Literature. Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:

An enemies-to-lovers sparkling Regency romance from bestselling author Georgette Heyer, the queen of the genre

Beautiful Deborah Grantham, mistress of her aunt's elegant gaming house, must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably without accepting either of two repugnant offers. One is from an older, very rich and rather corpulent lord whose reputation for licentious behavior disgusts her; the other from the young, puppyish scion of a noble family whose relatives are convinced she is a fortune hunter.

Max Ravenscar, uncle to her young suitor, comes to buy her off, an insult so scathing that it leads to a volley of passionate reprisals, escalating between them to a level of flair and fury that can only have one conclusion...

Praise for Georgette Heyer:
"My favourite historical novelistâ??stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours."â??Margaret Drabble
"Georgette Heyer is unbeatable."â??Sunday Telegraph
"Sparkling."â??Independent on Sunday
"A writer of great wit and style...I've read her books to ragged shreds."â??Kate Fenton, Daily
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Really enjoyed it - a fun, lively confection of tight plotting, historical punctiliousness, and effervescent wit. A glass of champagne of a book. Where has Georgette Heyer been all my life? ( )
  Helen.Callaghan | Aug 28, 2023 |
I'm docking half a star for this audio edition of Faro's Daughter because it's abridged, which I didn't know when I ordered it. Some favorite lines are missing and Deb's brother has been almost completely written out. However, if one is not familiar with the book, this abridged version will seem fine. ( )
  JalenV | Jun 30, 2023 |
When his young cousin falls in love with the unsuitable Deborah Grantham, grim Max Ravenscar (yes, Max Ravenscar) tries to bribe her into going away. Incensed, Deb retaliates by accepting the cousin's marriage proposal. Max tries to blackmail Deb; Deb tries to kidnap Max. Events escalate from there.

Max and Deb have a relationship that is sharp, pseudo-antagonistic, and entirely screwball. Their manic, self-defeating schemes to out-maneuver one another are a delight, despite the loose plot and missed opportunities of Faro's Daughter. Given the novel's title (which refers to a card game) and locale (a gambling house), there is a shocking shortage of games of chance. Some cards are played, some horses are raced, but that is the extent of such sports. Nobody even plays a hand of faro!

Which brings us to the novel's second problem: Deb. All of the characters are very conscious of the economic pressures bearing down upon a young Regency woman of gentle birth, no skills, and a disreputable name. All the characters, that is, except Deb herself. When she rejects both proper and improper proposals, the reader is supposed to applaud her nobility while simultaneously rolling their eyes at Deb's aunt, who whimpers helplessly about the family debts. But...the aunt has a point, and as the family finances continue to head south, it seems increasingly unrealistic that Deb would feel so little anxiety and guilt about the opportunities that she repeatedly rejects. This isn't the only aspect of Deb that feels half-baked: her time and energy is thrown into her aunt's gambling establishment, but Deb doesn't (ostensibly) care for gambling. She does it only out of a self-sacrificing sense of duty to her aunt. Deb seems caught between two completely separate novels -- one about a self-aware, screwball schemer; the other concerning a genteel traditional heroine -- and her characterization veers dramatically, depending on what will serve the plot at that particular moment.

As you might be able to tell, I would have preferred a novel about a hard-nosed heroine mad for gambling at cards as well as life, but Faro's Daughter takes a decidedly softer, gauzier approach. ( )
  proustbot | Jun 19, 2023 |
Really enjoyed the rivalry and shenanigans in this book. Loved it right up until the end. The very last bit just has some old school gender politics that I'm not a fan of. (like she says no and then he like kisses her senseless) but a fun read! ( )
  MandyPS | May 13, 2023 |
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Classic Literature. Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:

An enemies-to-lovers sparkling Regency romance from bestselling author Georgette Heyer, the queen of the genre

Beautiful Deborah Grantham, mistress of her aunt's elegant gaming house, must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably without accepting either of two repugnant offers. One is from an older, very rich and rather corpulent lord whose reputation for licentious behavior disgusts her; the other from the young, puppyish scion of a noble family whose relatives are convinced she is a fortune hunter.

Max Ravenscar, uncle to her young suitor, comes to buy her off, an insult so scathing that it leads to a volley of passionate reprisals, escalating between them to a level of flair and fury that can only have one conclusion...

Praise for Georgette Heyer:
"My favourite historical novelistâ??stylish, romantic, sharp, and witty. Her sense of period is superb, her heroines are enterprising, and her heroes dashing. I owe her many happy hours."â??Margaret Drabble
"Georgette Heyer is unbeatable."â??Sunday Telegraph
"Sparkling."â??Independent on Sunday
"A writer of great wit and style...I've read her books to ragged shreds."â??Kate Fenton, Daily

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