tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post3979828890409729841..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Friday's Child - Georgette Heyer 1944 book club Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-70415834334936623552018-10-22T18:45:04.274+01:002018-10-22T18:45:04.274+01:00I found myself cheering on Isabella this time, who...I found myself cheering on Isabella this time, who had a lot to put up with, and deals with it all so well. I think the Talisman Ring is probably my favourite, but so many of them reveal something unexpected when you recread them that it's hard to say. Something else I like about Heyer is her essentially business like approach to marriage and how she places so much emphasis on respect and friendship in a successful relationship. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-78555519283517362412018-10-22T18:39:42.556+01:002018-10-22T18:39:42.556+01:00Some of them were unexpected. I love her books, an...Some of them were unexpected. I love her books, and they generally repay rereading. Some of her attitudes are awkward now, and the smacking references in this one are uncomfortable, but I'm old enough to remember corporal punishment in (my Scottish) primary school and the general concept of sparing the rod spoiling the child. It's not something I agree with, but It doesn't really spoil my enjoyment of the book. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-67466682020739733632018-10-21T15:34:01.307+01:002018-10-21T15:34:01.307+01:00Everything you say is true (especially the threate...Everything you say is true (especially the threatened smacks) but it is also the funniest of all her books, even or especially upon rereading. And Kitty's easy friendship with Sherry's friends is somewhat unusual for the era but is also what saves her when she urgently needs help. As I have aged, I appreciate the Heyers with more mature heroines but as a teen I had a special place in my heart for Hero.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-31402337177445676952018-10-20T13:46:48.596+01:002018-10-20T13:46:48.596+01:00This was the first Heyer I ever read and it led to...This was the first Heyer I ever read and it led to a lifelong love of her books. I wouldn't list this as one of my favorites but I have a fondness for it because it was the first. It is interesting to look at it in connection with the time in which it was written. I might have to reread it and notice all the food descriptions!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878149675832228998noreply@blogger.com