Powder and Patch (by Georgette Heyer)

Amongst the large number of novels by Georgette Heyer, there are some I remember with great enthusiasm, others which I barely recall. One of the latter is ‘Powder and Patch’, which I had not read since 2007. It’s not a long book, one of the author’s earlier ones (originally published in 1923).

Slightly to my surprise I have thoroughly enjoyed re-reading this book. It doesn’t have the complex and often brilliant plot devices of some of the author’s later novels. Nor does it have one of her str...