Friday's Child

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

De: Georgette Heyer

Narrado por: Owen Findlay

Brought to you by Penguin.

With an introduction written and read by Katie Fforde.

Hero Wantage is desperate to change her fate.

When the dashing Lord Sherry proposes out of the blue, Hero is overjoyed—she'll escape a life as a governess and, once they wed, he can finally claim his inheritance.

But as Hero attempts to social climb in glamorous London society, Sherry is concerned that her naivety will ruin them both and takes drastic action.

The chaos that follows will push friendships—and hearts—to breaking point.

©1944 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes.... Utter, immersive escapism." (Sophie Kinsella)

"Heart-stoppingly gorgeous." (Harriet Evans)

"Georgette Heyer is second to none." (Sunday Times)

Left me smiling

Other reviewers have commented on the quality of the writing, the humor, the well drawn characters, & the neat plot. I agree with all of that.
But the thing that intrigued me most was the way that the heroine’s unfiltered admiration of her husband subtly and unbeknownst to either party changed the hero. Every “scrape” the heroine got into was because she had innocently modeled her behavior after that of the H. He would scold & express his exasperation and the heroine would docilely accept his admonitions. Neither character nor the author commented on the hypocrisy of this. Yet over time, the hero’s character gradually evolved until he was exactly the admirable man and ideal husband that the heroine thought he was.
That cleverly engineered outcome is the genius of Georgette Heyer’s writing and was what left me smiling:).

Outstanding

I had read the book, but was not as appreciative of the story and characters as I was listening to the audio. Completely wonderful.

…. Off to a rough start

Georgette H has a wonderful ability to bring different characters to life so main and side players have power … the beginning is confusing starting with BElla and then shifting to Kitten as the star ? The hero is difficult to perceive but he floats up after a while ..

Delightful!

The narrator was amazing and the characters were so fun! A book I will listen to over and over again.

Coming of Age Book...Boy becomes a Man

A regular romp, an enjoyable read on the whole, however there are serveral things that I was suprised or frustrated with.
I am not a fan of simpering misses who flirt with one man to make another man jealous nor females that get offened when the man they profess to love gets frustrated with them for blowing hot and cold and thus goes off to leave her to stew in her own mess.
Secondly, I HATE when so called friends withhold vital information from a friend for extended periods of time even though they can see it is hurting there friends simply to teach them a lesson or prove a point.
Lastly, Kitten is forever getting into "scrapes" for following Sherry's example in the hopes to please him, when she does this and upsets him for whatever reason he "boxes her ears" and with his friends standing in approvale no less!!! I acknowledge that this behaviour is accurate to the period, but haveing been the victim of domestic violence it is hard to read how exceptable it has been in the not so distant past.

There were so many twistes and turns in this plot leaving me surpised at every corner, not a common thing for me; but due to the issues mentioned above not a book I initially would be likely to recommend to someone. However, I have taken the time to read it a second time after several months upon remembering that more often than not Heyer tells her stories as the development of the "Hero", flaws and all (something I highly praise Heyer for, she does not make perfect people but shows raw people with all there imperfections). This fact should not be surprising since her brother, father, and later her husband where the audience she was writting for and who were critiquing her work. In such a light, this book has been brought from a 3 star rating to a 5 star rating although I dislike the methods used in the book I can see the credibility of it while enjoying the rediculous antics that vibrantly show Heyers unique sense of humor.