The Spanish Bride

Gossip, scandal and an unforgettable Regency romance

Georgette Heyer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

432 Seiten

2005
Arrow Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-09-947445-6 (ISBN)

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Shot-proof, fever-proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of twenty-five, Brigade-Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington's army. But for Juana, a long year of war must follow ...

Georgette Heyer was for over fifty years one of the most prolific, succesful and best writers of historical romance.

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!

'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser
'Once you step into her world, you won't look back.' Katie Fforde
'If you haven't ready Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' Harriet Evans
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A veteran campaigner at the age of twenty-five, Brigade-Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington's army.

But at the siege of Badajos, his friends foretell the ruin of his career. For when Harry meets the defenceless Juana, he falls instantly in love.

With the selfsame ardour he so frequently displays in battle, Harry dives happily into marriage. In his beautiful young bride, he finds a kindred spirit: bold and courageous, she is his perfect match.

But for Juana, who chooses to accompany her new husband's army, a long, perilous year of war must follow ...
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Readers love The Spanish Bride . . .

***** 'I'm totally in awe of Georgette Heyer's ability to bring history to life.'
***** 'Her books on the Peninsular War are just... brilliant.'
***** 'Heyer did an amazing job on this one!'
***** 'One of her most exciting books; I couldn't put it down.'
***** 'This book is must read for anyone with a love of period drama, war and romance.'

Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age of seventy-one.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.6.2005
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	298 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Historische Romane
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10	0-09-947445-X / 009947445X
ISBN-13	978-0-09-947445-6 / 9780099474456
Zustand	Neuware