She started writing from a very young age - her first book was begun to entertain her sick brother and was published in 1921 when she was nineteen.You can read more about her here. She is also is the reason I write what I write. I am particularly grateful for it, as I fell in love with her books from a young age. Jane Austen was writing what was for her a contemporary novel, but Heyer, writing in the mid 20th century, made the period her own, and sparked a whole subgenre of books, for which I'm sure we are all grateful. If you don't know Georgette Heyer, she pretty much created the Regency Romance. Jen has graciously give me her permission to use them, so I hope you find them interesting. A few times a year, we're going to feature some snippets from the Georgette Heyer posts of Jennifer Kloester, her biographer. Anne here, and we're trying something a little new.
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