{"product_id":"these-old-shades-georgette-heyer-9781402219474","title":"These Old Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Heyer was one of the great protagonists of the historical novel in the post-war golden age...\" --Philippa Gregory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsidered the book that launched Gerogette Heyer's career, These Old Shades features two of Heyer's most memorable characters: Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, and Leonie, whom he rescues from a life of ignominy and comes to love and marry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Duke is known for his coldness of manner, his remarkable omniscience, and his debauched lifestyle. Late one evening, he is accosted by a young person dressed in ragged boy's clothing running away from a brutal rustic guardian. The Duke buys \"Leon\" and makes the child his page. \"Leon\" is in fact Leonie, and she serves the Duke with deep devotion. When he uncovers the true story of her birth, he wreaks an unforgettable revenge on her sinister father in a chilling scene of public humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR GEORGETTE HEYER: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Our Georgette Heyer display of the Sourcebooks reprints has been a huge success, not only to those early fans like myself, but to many new readers who appreciate her style and wit.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Wonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatie Fforde \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Absolute monarch of the Regency romance.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgette Heyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1402219474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402219474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Casablanca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.46w x 1.01d","brand":"Georgette Heyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047308685567,"sku":"9781402219474","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc935db5-281c-4334-8ae3-2f49b3f1f3f5.jpg?v=1684989466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/these-old-shades-georgette-heyer-9781402219474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}