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These Old Shades
by
Georgette Heyer
historical romance in a paperback edition that was published by Arrow on July 3, 2001 and has 352 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Bath Tangle, Lady of Quality, The Black Moth, Venetia, The Spanish Bride, Simon the Coldheart, Beauvallet, A Civil Contract, Regency Buck, An Infamous Army, Frederica, The Unknown Ajax, Black Sheep, Sprig Muslin, Sylvester or the Wicked Uncle, The Grand Sophy, These Old Shades, Arabella, Powder and Patch, The Reluctant Widow, The Nonesuch, False Colours, The Corinthian, April Lady
First in the Alistair historical romance series.
My Take
A lovely, class, historical romance (circa Louis XV) in which the evil Duke both gets a two-fold revenge and is reformed by a Parisian street urchin. Masquerades, kidnapping, and reincarnation are set in an English country house as well as high society in Paris and Versailles.
Heyer is excellent at recreating the dialog, mores, styles, and culture of the day while giving us characters in whom we believe.
