The Grand Sophy
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Heyer, Georgette
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Sourcebooks , 2009.
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A reader favorite from the Queen of Regency Romance, The Grand Sophy is an utterly hilarious and completely endearing story of a charming young heroine and the outrageous lengths she goes to solve everyone else's problems, and the surprises in store for everyone!

When Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on diplomatic business, he parks his only daughter, Sophy, with his sister in Berkeley Square. Forward, bold, and out-spoken, Sophy sweeps in and immediately takes the ton by storm.

Upon her arrival, Sophy can see that her cousins are in a sad tangle: Ceclia is in love with a poet, Charles is engaged to a dour bluestocking, her uncle is of no use at all, and the younger children are in desperate need of some fun and freedom. They all need her help and it's providential that Sophy arrives when she does.

What reviewers are saying about The Grand Sophy:

"The Grand Sophy was an exciting, charming read. The characters grab you and don't let go." —Anna's Book Blog

"Fun, engaging and hilarious, I cannot recommend it more highly. Sophy is a devilishly fine girl." — AustenProse

"The Grand Sophy is a very entertaining Regency romance with wonderfully eccentric characters and a very humorous plot."—Once Upon a Romance

"Georgette Heyer is the Queen of the Regency Romance. Long may she reign!" —New York Times bestselling author LAUREN WILLIG

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Format
eBook
Street Date
7/1/2009
Language
English
ISBN
9781402227066
Subjects
Fiction
Romance
Historical Fiction

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Library Journal Reviews

Heyer, who nicely bridges the formal world of Jane Austen and the modern sensibilities of Quinn, offers readers a detailed Regency world with books full of wit, charm, and fun. Her focus, like Quinn‚ ôs, is on the steps of courtship, and also like Quinn, Heyer excels at crafting conversations and memorable scenes. All of her skills combine in this near-perfect Regency. When Sophy is taken in by her aunt, she finds herself in the midst of a household that needs fixing. She saves all of her cousins from one sorry fate or another and pits her will against her tyrant cousin, Charles Rivenhall, whom, as fate would have it, she slowly begins to love. However, in order for that to be resolved as she desires, Sophy must first free him from his affianced state. — "RA Crossrads" LJ Reviews 7/5/12 (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Heyer, G. (2009). The Grand Sophy . Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Heyer, Georgette. 2009. The Grand Sophy. Sourcebooks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Heyer, Georgette. The Grand Sophy Sourcebooks, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Heyer, G. (2009). The grand sophy. Sourcebooks.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Heyer, Georgette. The Grand Sophy Sourcebooks, 2009.

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