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[565] Tue 18 Nov 2008, 14:10 - Anna Sarkissian - from: United States Hi Melody! Although I love these old shades, I think the best book to be made movie is 'An Infamous Army' the reason is the Waterloo war which will attract all males to go and watch it. I loved the book immensly although I can say the same thing for all her books. Can you imagine Cotillion as a movie? It will be sooooooooooooo funny :) Anna Rating:

[564] Tue 18 Nov 2008, 14:05 - Melody - from: South Africa Hey all I agree with you that These Old Shades would make an excellent movie. I'd also like The Convenient Marriage to be turned into a movie. I just read it and couldn't put it down. It's brilliant!! Every emotion is stimulated reading that book...wow! GH is magnificent she writes with such great insight into human emotions and the history of that era. If they do think of making one of her books into a movie I think they would have to employ all of us to be directors. We won't make a mistake in the way the characters should be portrayed!! Bye all Melody Rating:

[563] Tue 18 Nov 2008, 02:52 - gilly - from: United Kingdom Have just found this site, done the quiz a few times which reinforced just how big a part GH books have played in my reading life. From a teenager to a (young)51 year old, whenever I want a light, witty, romantic read, with historical accuracy thrown in, GH is the choice. Personal favourites Frederica, Infamous Army, Venetia. Rating:

[562] Sun 16 Nov 2008, 04:58 - Louisa - from: Australia Hello! I read Charity Girl and did not like it. Definitely not one of my favorites. I finished The Unknown Ajax, and was very pleased with it. It all came together very nicely, and I really did love Hugh! It is definitely worth persevering through the slow start for the end. :) I borrowed some more GH novels from the library, Cotillion amongst many others. I am reading Cotillion currently and thoroughly enjoying it! I agree with the others that there needs to be movies made of her books. Some of them would be amazing with a great cast and a good screenplay. I'd love to see These Old Shades on the big screen. We need to suggest it to people. I am so glad that I stumbled across GH. Her novels have brought me so many pleasurable hours immersed in her books. :) Louisa. Rating:

[561] Sun 16 Nov 2008, 02:09 - Simonetta - from: Italy Hi Julie Ive found an old message left by a Caroline from Surrey who said had “sent a message to the BBC to ask if they have ever considered adapting these for TV or film, they would work on the screen”. What about THESE OLD SHADES ? but it will be difficult to find actors who could equal the Justin or Rupert or Leonie we have in our own minds !... Rating:

[560] Sun 16 Nov 2008, 00:46 - Julie Oorschot - from: Australia Hi Iam also a fan of Georgette Heyer, her books are full of historical detail you feel your there. They are witty and funny. I would like to know why they hav'nt made any more movies. Seeing how they have done Jane Austin to death Georgette Heyer is more interesting and fun. Rating:

[559] Sat 15 Nov 2008, 10:37 - Simonetta - from: Italy To Melody: The Convenient Marriage is surely lovely, funny, extremely well-written; it possesses most of Heyer’s trademarks. I hope you’ll enjoy it To Angie: I think you are perfectly right, GH secondary characters are often unforgettable. I remember sir Roland Pommeroy or Drelincourt or Francis Cheviot or many others. GH has a fantastic ability to sculpt and chisel a character (and its personality) even with one sentence! P.S. I love this PumpRoom, you all are so passionate and knowledgeable with GH’s work! Rating:

[558] Fri 14 Nov 2008, 19:43 - Angie - from: United States Do you think Cherry is really the heroine of Charity Girl? I think she is sort of a plot device, like the beautiful girl in The Foundling, or Charis Merriville in Frederica. Henrietta Silverdale, the woman the hero eventually marries, is the heroine, and she is one of the sensible sort. If you remember, in Sylvester, the least interesting characters in Phoebe's novel were the hero and heroine, because she had done no more than endow them with all the virtues. And so it is with Georgette Heyer; the secondary characters are the most interesting, like those great older women in Jane Austen. (That's why I like Cotillion, it's all secondary characters. No one is a Nonesuch or a paragon and they are mostly funny. The scene of Dolph running away with Kitty and Hannah is wonderful.) Rating:

[557] Fri 14 Nov 2008, 16:54 - Melody - from: South Africa I agree with you Simonetta, the silly insipid female character of Charity Girl does make the book imperfact when you compare the saucy character of Venetia or Leonie in the other GH books. I'm not familiar with the other female characters you've mentioned.I have not read the books yet.I plan to start reading The Convenient Marriage on monday. From reviewes I've read it is a light-hearted, passionate book? How did you find the book? Bye Mel Rating:

[556] Fri 14 Nov 2008, 05:01 - Simonetta - from: Italy Mmhh.. Charity Girl is not that perfect in my opinion.. stereotype characters, cliché, there's grotesque more than humour. Heyer’s women are usually divided into 2 categories: the silly innocent lolita, and the intelligent cultured sensible girl. Maybe I don’t love Charity Girl because I appreciate most the latter, i.e. Mary from Devil’sCub or Elinor from ReluctantWidow. What do you think about? Rating:

[555] Wed 12 Nov 2008, 07:15 - Anna Sarkissian - from: United States Hi Angie, Melody and Kirsty! Thank you for your comments about Charity Girl. I am in the process of reading it and I hope I can finish it soon so I can add my thoughts. There is another writer who writes good regencies, but it seems she is not writing any more. Her name is Marian Devon.Her books are hard to find but they are good reads. I totally relate with you all and regarding this irritating captcha code. I have to try it so many times. Have a great day all of you! I love this website :) Anna Rating:

[554] Wed 12 Nov 2008, 04:25 - Kirsty Huggett - from: United Kingdom Hi I have read the convienent marriage and loved it, you do not have to wait for things to start happening and i found it very amusing. I thought charity girl was ok but not one of Heyers best but then she wrote so many there's bound to some that are not as good as others and i would not give it a negative review. Also i fully agree about the code it drives me crazy Kirsty Rating:

[553] Wed 12 Nov 2008, 03:13 - Melody - from: South Africa Hey Angie and Anna I've "read" through Charity Girl too. Compared to the other books, it's almost like Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to Pride and Prejeduice. None of "Charity Girls'" characters involved me and made me want to know them personally. Yes, it's a good book just because it's written by GH. Angie I totally relate with you and this irritating captcha code!! It's never satisfied until you've tried countless times. Does anyone know the secret to doing it once? On friday I'm lending the Convenient Marriage from a friend. Has anyone read it? How did you enjoy it? Mel Rating:

[552] Tue 11 Nov 2008, 21:06 - Angie - from: United States Hello-- Anna, I would not give Charity Girl a negative review, although it isn't one of my faves. I wonder if it just isn't as inspired as most of the Heyer books. It has all the ingredients of other books (sensible heroine with a crotchety mother and a heedless brother, for instance), but somehow it isn't as riveting. Not a complaint--there are works of Jane Austen's I prefer to other ones, and still I read them all! Same with Heyer. On another subject, Louisa asked about Heyer giving her male characters 'large girths,' and she's right! If I recall correctly, Georgette Heyer was a tall woman, and she does seem to have her taller female characters enjoy looking up to a man, and those men are mostly solidly built. Think of Nell in The Toll Gate, and Sophy, and Ancilla Trent (referred to as a 'Long Meg' by Waldo's nephew). And I always remember Judith Taverner, 'built on Junoesque lines,' meeting her brother's future wife, and not being able to think of her as 'other than short.' (Maybe I remember it because I am built on the lines of a pin-dot.) Wait until you get to the end of Unknown Ajax, Louisa, and they all start raving about large men. Just off the top of my head, Miles in The Black Moth, John Staple in Toll Gate, Endymion Dauntry in Frederica, are all large. Btw, am I the only one driven crazy by the captcha code? Half the time I get it wrong (do they want capital letters or not?) and if I've forgotten to copy my post to the clipboard it's VERY annoying because one has to start all over. Rating:

[551] Tue 11 Nov 2008, 13:38 - Anna Sarkissian - from: United States Hi Louisa! Out of the books that you have listed below I am in the process of reading 'Charity Girl'. I will let you know if I like the book once I finish reading it. I don't know if anyone else has read the book as there are some negative reviews on Amazon regaring this book saying it is not as good as her other books. I love this website! At least we can communicate with people who love Georgette Heyer. Regards, Anna Rating:

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