Mary Frost-pierson
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi, Lois! It’s Mary from the Mysteries from the Yard era. Whenever I feel really down, there are three books that I turn to, reading several time a year (life’s a b—- and all…): Gaudy Night, Pride and Prejudice, and A Civil Campaign. It strikes me that I have never asked which books from Charlotte and Georgette you turn to? I especially would love to know - what is your favorite Heyer title?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Hi Mary! Hope you are well! (Well, well-enough, at our ages.)
I don't have one favorite Heyer, but I do have a top tier. In no particular order, Cotillion, The Reluctant Widow, The Toll Gate, The Unknown Ajax, The Convenient Marriage, A Civil Contract, Sprig Muslin, The Foundling, maybe The Black Sheep... which adds up to about a third of her output.
Which, I note, trends away from her early Rake heroes and onto the later more sensible dudes. Well, not so sure about Freddy, but he's certainly not a rake. And the hero of The Black Sheep reformed himself, sort of, well before the heroine arrived.
Charlotte, not so much, but she is an early founding mother so could not be left out of my dedication list.
Ta, L.
I don't have one favorite Heyer, but I do have a top tier. In no particular order, Cotillion, The Reluctant Widow, The Toll Gate, The Unknown Ajax, The Convenient Marriage, A Civil Contract, Sprig Muslin, The Foundling, maybe The Black Sheep... which adds up to about a third of her output.
Which, I note, trends away from her early Rake heroes and onto the later more sensible dudes. Well, not so sure about Freddy, but he's certainly not a rake. And the hero of The Black Sheep reformed himself, sort of, well before the heroine arrived.
Charlotte, not so much, but she is an early founding mother so could not be left out of my dedication list.
Ta, L.
More Answered Questions
Shane Castle
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
I was browsing the Baen ebook site and came across this: https://www.baen.com/penrics-travels-earc.html It shows a pub date of 5/5/2020, which of course is more than a month away. I have all these already, of course, but do you have any info on this? Good cover art, too, btw.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more