{"product_id":"these-old-shades","title":"These Old Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eIf you love \u003ci\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/i\u003e, you''ll love Georgette Heyer!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The greatest writer who ever lived'' \u003c\/b\u003eANTONIA FRASER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridgerton \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eviewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[My] generation''s Julia Quinn'' \u003c\/b\u003eADJOA ANDOH, star of \u003ci\u003eBridgerton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonie Bonnard is being drawn into a twenty-year-old feud.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, is a reprehensible rake with an axe to grind. Decades ago the Comte de Saint-Vire did something unforgivable and ever since Justin has been lying in wait to settle the score.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Justin meets Leon, a street urchin with a striking resemblance to his nemesis, he aims to use him as a pawn in his plans for revenge on the Comte. Except Leon is in fact Leonie, a beautiful young ingénue who may just steal Justin''s heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan Leonie win the Duke''s affection, or will his need for revenge overcome them both?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer''s books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen''s'' \u003c\/b\u003eJOANNE HARRIS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic'' \u003c\/b\u003eKATIE FFORDE\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Utterly delightful''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism''\u003c\/b\u003e SOPHIE KINSELLA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Georgette Heyer''s Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''If you haven''t read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!'' \u003c\/b\u003eHARRIET EVANS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders \u003ci\u003elove These Old Shades ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***** ''I''m not sure that I can entirely express how much I truly love this book and how absolutely amazing it is.''\u003cbr\u003e***** ''Loved the sharp wit, the intrigue, the characterisation...''\u003cbr\u003e*****  ''Oh how I adored this book! Such fantastic characters. I am absolutely in love with Le Duc!''\u003cbr\u003e*****  ''I can see why [Heyer] is touted as the best of the best when it comes to historical romance. This book was thoroughly enjoyable.''\u003cbr\u003e***** ''Heyer writes vivid, opinionated characters and she captures the Georgian period beautifully.''\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320198832510,"sku":"NW9780099465829","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780099465829.jpg?v=1778236771","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/these-old-shades","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}