The Reluctant Widow
by Georgette Heyer
Category: Fiction

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! A sweeping and romantic tale of romance and tragedy, The Reluctant Widow is Georgette Heyer at her best as a young woman's life is dramatically changed in a single instant. 'Brims with elegance, wit and historical accuracy' Daily Mail 'Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris 'Absolutely delicious. Utter immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella _____________ When she steps inside the wrong carriage in a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale little knows that she is about to embark on a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight the would-be governess becomes the mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight she is a bride; by dawn a widow. _____________ Readers love The Reluctant Widow ... ***** 'I love Georgette Heyer - fun plots, fun characters,good dialogue. This is one of my favourites.' ***** '[The Reluctant Widow] made such an impression on me that I still remember it after all these years.' ***** 'This was an absolute delight.' ***** 'Fun, unexpected plot that continues through the whole book.' ***** 'Georgette Heyer is still the best; this has a real plot, an unusual one at that, characters that are interesting as individuals, and is still a really good read.'