Wow! What an experience! I’ll confess, I’ve never read any Georgette Heyer before, which is madness considering she’s one of the mothers of the modern Romance genre. My friend, Felicity, has been telling me about this book for years though, so I finally bit the bullet and read it. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed by These Old Shades in the least!
But at the same time, I have to say that it was a curious experience that left me with a pile of mixed emotions. I liked the book. It was clever and well-written with gobs of vivid characters and an exciting plot. There were things I didn’t like about it though. Although maybe “didn’t like” is too strong of a statement. It’s not that I didn’t like certain things, it’s more like they didn’t sit comfortably on my reader’s or writer’s minds. Continue reading
Merry Farmer 