Nell, Lady Cardross, is the young wife of Lord Cardross, who has married her after a difficult first marriage. Her brother Jeremy, who has gambling debts, causes trouble, and Nell tries to help while concealing it from her husband. Meanwhile her stepdaughter Cary has her own romance, which the family opposes. Georgette Heyer's Regency comedy builds a series of misunderstandings in the family and the London social world, with the central romance between husband and wife.
It is for readers who like Heyer's comedies of manners and witty dialogue. It suits those who prefer a story about marriage rather than courtship, set in a carefully drawn Regency world.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1957
- Language
- EN
