{"product_id":"these-old-shades-by-georgette-heyer","title":"These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic tale of intrigue, adventure and love from the 'Grande Dame' of romantic historical novels set in Georgian and Regency England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIF YOU LOVE BRIDGERTON, YOU'LL LOVE GEORGETTE HEYER!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal ... ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' My generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton, in RED\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS\u003cbr\u003e__________________________\u003cbr\u003eLeonie Bonnard is being drawn into a twenty-year-old feud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJustin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, is a reprehensible rake with an axe to grind. Decades ago the Comte de Saint-Vire did something unforgivable and ever since Justin has been lying in wait to settle the score.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Justin meets Leon, a street urchin with a striking resemblance to his nemesis, he aims to use him as a pawn in his plans for revenge on the Comte. Except Leon is in fact Leonie, a beautiful young ingenue who may just steal Justin's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Leonie win the Duke's affection, or will his need for revenge overcome them both?\u003cbr\u003e__________________________\u003cbr\u003e'Leonie, hot-tempered and very much her own woman, is one of Heyer's best female leads ... The novel remains a witty, vivid page turner' MELANIE REID\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67831617224778,"sku":"5761bi","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/5761bi.jpg?v=1793160249","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/these-old-shades-by-georgette-heyer","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}