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Introduction and Welcome Thread
Rebecca wrote: "Oh, HOW did I miss this group for so long???I'm Rebecca, or Bek if you prefer. My very first Georgette Heyer is still my favorite, "The Spanish Bride." I believe I read it along about 1970. I kno..."
Welcome Bek! Make yourself at home! :)
Oh, I will! I'm quite busy collecting Ms. Heyer once again. Thank goodness for a reliable source for used and out-of-print books! I'll be ordering another 5 or 6 this month!
Hello Bek, always great to meet another Heyer fan!
❇Critterbee wrote: "Hello Bek, always great to meet another Heyer fan!"~waves and grins~ OH! HI!
Hello! I discovered Georgette Heyer while working at Waldenbooks some years ago. The first one I read was Frederica. I was hooked! I quickly read The Nonesuch, The Convenient Marriage, The Talisman Ring and The Corinthian. Over the years, I've collected more of her books. Finding this group has given me a wonderful excuse to read them again. Thank you!
Tricia wrote: "Hello! I discovered Georgette Heyer while working at Waldenbooks some years ago. The first one I read was Frederica. I was hooked! I quickly read The Nonesuch, [book:T..."Welcome, Tricia! I'm VERY new here, as well, but it certainly looks like a fun place to spend time!
Welcome, Tricia! Frederica was the second GH that I read (I think).
Welcome, Rebecca and Tricia! This is a lovely group - smart, too! I’ve learned so much about Heyer, her novels, and the Georgian and Regency periods - it’s been delightful, look forward to reading and discussing with you!
Oh, I’m sorry, do you prefer Rebecca or Bek? I’ve been away a bit and just saw your comment above.
Susan in NC wrote: "Oh, I’m sorry, do you prefer Rebecca or Bek? I’ve been away a bit and just saw your comment above."Either is fine. I generally sign correspondence with "Bek," but in person most call me "Bekki." I'm not awfully picky about it.
OH! I just noticed that we are neighbors! I'm also in NC.
Rebecca wrote: "Tricia wrote: "Hello! I discovered Georgette Heyer while working at Waldenbooks some years ago. The first one I read was Frederica. I was hooked! I quickly read [book:The Nonesuch|13..."Hi Bekki! This does look like a fun place! I think I'll be hanging out here a lot.
❇Critterbee wrote: "Welcome, Tricia! Frederica was the second GH that I read (I think)."Hello! I really can't remember for sure if it was Frederica or The Nonesuch that I read first. I think it was Frederica. I just remember reading them back to back because they were so good!
Susan in NC wrote: "Welcome, Rebecca and Tricia! This is a lovely group - smart, too! I’ve learned so much about Heyer, her novels, and the Georgian and Regency periods - it’s been delightful, look forward to reading ..."Hi Susan! I fell in love with the Regency era because of GH. I read GH before I discovered Jane Austen. It's my favorite time period for romances.
Hello all, I don't know the protocol for leaving the group and then returning because I realize that I missed reading your GH posts. I joined in October of 2017 and for some reason exited from the group. Now, I've come to my senses (LOL) and have returned since I need a good healthy dose of GH romance novels. Please accept me back my GH fans. My GR friend (Susan in NC) persuaded me to rejoin the group when I commented on her posts about the Foundling. I look forward to reading that one. I am currently on the waitlist at my local library. Thanks for having me...again.
S Dizzy wrote: "Hello all, I don't know the protocol for leaving the group and then returning because I realize that I missed reading your GH posts. I joined in October of 2017 and for some reason exited from the ..."Hi there S!
We aren't that sort of group. No requirement to stay a member if you don't want too - & I don't have a problem with lurkers. I hope they enjoy reading our ramblings.
Anyway, welcome back! :)
Hey, Shannon, so glad to see you here. I should’ve known, a discerning reader like yourself would’ve found this wonderful group! Glad to see you here.
Welcome one and all!!! This group keeps me sane, especially the last few months. We have a great years reading to look forward to.
Susan in NC wrote: "Hey, Shannon, so glad to see you here. I should’ve known, a discerning reader like yourself would’ve found this wonderful group! Glad to see you here."Back atcha Susan. I admire your reading list too. Thanks.
Hello S Dizzy! Welcome (back) always! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Foundling.
❇Critterbee wrote: "Hello S Dizzy! Welcome (back) always! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the Foundling."Critterbee, thank you so much. I can't wait to read it!!! I'm trying not to read the spoiler thread. LOL
Welcome back Shannon. As Carol says, there are no requirements in this group to participate in every read. Some months I say a lot - others I don’t, but I always enjoy reading everything that everyone says in the discussions. Sometimes, as Carol said, it’s good to be a lurker! Enjoy my friend!
Hello, I'm Maith. Long time Heyer fan - my school librarian introduced me to her via The Grand Sophy when I was 11, back in the eighties - I remember part of the thrill was that I was allowed to borrow books from the "senior library" which was a significant thing to a 6th grader! I loved TGS and quickly worked my way through all the Heyers after that. I own most - all the Historicals and most of the Detective stories, mostly ancient PAN paperbacks that are held together with tape :) Looking forward to joining the discussions as time permits - I used to be on the old Heyerlist when it was a mailing list (and on the Austen and LPW ones as well) and haven't kept up with any groups since the old mailing lists went defunct.
Maith wrote: "Hello, I'm Maith. Long time Heyer fan - my school librarian introduced me to her via The Grand Sophy when I was 11, back in the eighties - I remember part of the thrill was that I was allowed to bo..."Welcome Maith
What an enlightened librarian! The Grand Sophy is our August read if you want to take part. We are currently reading GH's Regencies in written order, one per month. :)
Carol ꧁꧂ wrote: "Maith wrote: "Hello, I'm Maith. Long time Heyer fan - my school librarian introduced me to her via The Grand Sophy when I was 11, back in the eighties - I remember part of the thrill was that I was..."Thank you, I plan to!
Hello, Maith, Welcome!The Grand Sophy has recently been referred to by Margaret as a 'gateway Heyer,' which is the perfect description for it! We are reading it as a group this month, feel free to join and share opinions.
❇Critterbee wrote: "Hello, Maith, Welcome!The Grand Sophy has recently been referred to by Margaret as a 'gateway Heyer,' which is the perfect description for it! We are reading it as a group this month, feel free t..."
Thank you, yes I plan to join in! (Actually posted something too :))
Welcome Maith. This is a great group. Hope you enjoy it. Just looking at your name, it's how we say in Irish. Are you good? :-)
That's meant to be how we say 'good' in Irish. Sorry.
Teresa wrote: "That's meant to be how we say 'good' in Irish. Sorry."How lovely! I have a long and rather obscure name and Maith is my nickname and now I find out it means something good too!
Maith wrote: "Hello, I'm Maith. Long time Heyer fan - my school librarian introduced me to her via The Grand Sophy when I was 11, back in the eighties - I remember part of the thrill was that I was allowed to bo..."Hey, Maith, welcome!
Teresa wrote: "That's meant to be how we say 'good' in Irish. Sorry."What a lovely nickname, Maith!
Hi, everyone!This is my first read of "The Grand Sophy". I'll be using my Kindle to read this book.
Elizabeth wrote: "Hi, everyone!This is my first read of "The Grand Sophy".
ooh how exciting! It's one of my top 10 favorite Heyer Regency novels.
Hi, I’m Yvonne and have just discovered Georgette Heyer at the ripe old age of 56. I went through a period of reading mills and boons when I was a teenager which rather put me off the genre. I am an audible member though and they had a month free offer on their romance package so I thought I would try The grand Sophie as I had heard a lot about it, loved it and binged listened to Cousin Kate, Sylvester, Arabella, Faro”s daughter and the Corinthian. Loved The grand Sophie, Sylvester and Arabella is my favourite so far. I love her books are very well written, funny and don’t have sex scenes that make you cringe. I wish I had found them earlier.
Yvonne wrote: "Hi, I’m Yvonne and have just discovered Georgette Heyer at the ripe old age of 56. I went through a period of reading mills and boons when I was a teenager which rather put me off the genre. I am a..."Hi Yvonne & welcome!
We did a group read of The Grand Sophy last month (I'm in NZ so it is already September!) Feel free to put your thoughts in the spoiler thread.
We are reading GH's Regencies in written order - this month's read is The Quiet Gentleman You are more than welcome to join us. :)
Thank you, I’m in Australia, just finished The quiet gentleman which I liked very much so I’m ready.
Cool! I'm a couple of days away from starting, but Critterbee is moderating this read!
Welcome, Yvonne!Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about The Quiet Gentleman - it is our September group read.
Hi everyone *wave*! I just saw that there’s a GH group! So naturally i joined so fast, nice to meet you all :)
I’m Lainey, i’m from Thailand and I was so (too) late in discovering GH! I only started to read her works three years ago but I think I am progressing in a nice pace: so far I’ve read 6 books of hers.
My first ever being The Grand Sophy but it wasn’t until I met Frederica that I fell totally head over heels for her, it’s my favorite of GH and one of my top five favorite of all kinds of books ever ❤️ I just reread it a few months ago and if it was even possible, I actually loved it more. Oh the magic that is Georgette Heyer’s writing~
l a i n e y wrote: "Hi everyone *wave*! I just saw that there’s a GH group! So naturally i joined so fast, nice to meet you all :)
I’m Lainey, i’m from Thailand and I was so (too) late in discovering GH! I only sta..."
Welcome Lainey!
We had a group read of The Grand Sophy last month - feel free to add any comments! :)
Hi Lainey, Welcome! So happy you have discovered GH, she really is wonderful.
Hi, Yvonne, hi, Lainey, welcome!
Your very welcome Lainey. Her books are marvelous. You're in time to join next months book read. It's always great fun.
Hi! I’m Samantha and I joined the group last month. I’ve read a handful of GH’s regency romances and have only recently read one of her mystery novels (which I loved!). My first, and currently favourite book of GH’s is The Grand Sophy.
Hello Samanta! I'm glad to see you have joined us.
Welcome, Samantha! Grand Sophy was my first as well! Next month, we are reading Cotillion, which is a fav of mine as well, so hopefully you will like it.
Samantha wrote: "Hi! I’m Samantha and I joined the group last month. I’ve read a handful of GH’s regency romances and have only recently read one of her mystery novels (which I loved!). My first, and currently favo..."Welcome Samantha
The latest of our group discussions remain open, so feel free to post your comments on The Grand Sophy. :)
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I'm Rebecca, or Bek if you prefer. My very first Georgette Heyer is still my favorite, "The Spanish Bride." I believe I read it along about 1970. I know I hadn't graduated high school yet, so that seems about right.