Georgette Heyer

Biography of a Bestseller

De: Jennifer Kloester

Narrado por: Phyllida Nash

Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Despite her enormous popularity she never gave an interview or appeared in public. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was seventeen in order to amuse her convalescent brother. It was published in 1921 to instant success and ninety years later it has never been out of print. A phenomenon even in her own lifetime, to this day she is the undisputed queen of regency romance. During ten years of research into Georgette Heyer's life and writing, Jennifer Kloester has had unlimited access to Heyer's notebooks and private papers and the Heyer family records, and exclusive access to several untapped archives of Heyer's early letters. Engaging, authoritative and meticulously researched, Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller offers a comprehensive insight into the life and writing of a remarkable and ferociously private woman.©2011 Jennifer Kloester (P)2015 Bolinda Publishing

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'All lovers of the great Heyer, inventor of the Regency Romance, will love this superb biography of a very private woman.' (Saga)

'Jennifer Kloester’s book is an exhaustive and detailed biography which is quite as gripping as The Regency Buck or The Corinthian. Recognition at last.' (Country Life)

'Kloester crams her book with nuggets ... Heyer's devotees will be charmed by this engaging tour of the author's world.' (The Washington Post)

An excellent deep dive into Heyer’s life.

With tons of detail, this book covers every element of her life and writing history. Highly recommended!

I love the narrator Phyllida Nash!

This is a good biography of Georgette Heyer by Jennifer Kloester. I listened to the entire book ( a long listen!) The author really got into Georgette Heyer's financial problems - which I guess she had to - but since it was a long-standing problem, it did enter into most of the stories and explanations of Heyer's life - which got a bit much after a while. I don't think I would have like to have known Georgette Heyer because of her attitudes on many issues and things (and of course she was a product of her era!), but nevertheless, her many, many books are simply wonderful! And I love her sense of humor! I have read and re-read her books many times, and they don't lose anything in the re-reading, they are just as funny, and just as accurate in history, and just as entertaining to read! In fact, I am re-reading her book "Cotillion" right now, and it has me howling with laughter! It is strange to me how people who see the humor in life, have sad lives themselves. Although Georgette Heyer was always keeping a "stiff upper lip", she did go through many life problems and also health problems. Overall, I did like the book, but I'm sure i was influenced by the fact that Phyllida Nash narrated it!

Best Biography

I enjoyed it so much! Well researched, humorous overall view of Heyer. Thank you, great performance!

Fascinating history of Georgette Heyer’s life.

Wonderful narration.
Well told story about Georgette Heyer and the process of writing and publishing her Regency novels.

Fascinating and enjoyable

Fascinating to meet the woman behind the delightful books. Ms. Kloester did her research and Georgette Heyer comes alive. As always, Phyllida Nash is a perfect narrator.