Georgette Heyer

The Toll-gate Georgette Heyer

Publisher Marketing: Witty a cheerful extravaganza. "The New Yorker"His exploits were legendary. Captain John Staple, back from the battlefront, is already bored with his quiet civilian life in the country. When he stumbles upon a mystery involving a disappearing toll-gate keeper, nothing could keep the adventure-loving captain from investigating. But winning her will be his greatest yet. The plot thickens when John encounters the enigmatic Lady Nell Stornaway and soon learns that rescuing her from her unsavory relatives makes even the most ferocious cavalry charge look like a particularly tame hand of loo. Between hiding his true identity from Nell and the arrival in the neighborhood of some distinctly shady characters, Captain Staple finds himself embarked on the adventure and romance of a lifetime. Spritely and good fun. "New York Herald Tribune" Once again Georgette Heyer has directed her comic genius along the fictional highway of early nineteenth-century England, but this time cleaves with refreshing persistence to the commoner levels of life. "Chicago Sunday Tribune" Told in elegant prose with exceptionally humorous dialogue by the Queen of Regency romance. "Good Book Guide"" Review Citations: Ingram Paperback Advance 03/01/2005 pg. 11 (EAN 9780373810871, Mass Market Paperbound) Contributor Bio:  Heyer, Georgette The late Georgette Heyer was a very private woman. Her historical novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers for decades, though she rarely reached out to the public to discuss her works or personal life. She was born in Wimbledon in August 1902, and her first novel, The Black Moth, published when she was 19, was an instant success. Heyer published 56 books over the next 53 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1974. Her work included Regency novels, mysteries and historical fiction. Known also as the Queen of Regency romance, Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy and her extraordinary plots and characterizations. Her last book, My Lord John, was published posthumously in 1975. She was married to George Ronald Rougier, a barrister, and they had one son, Richard. Contributor Bio:  Hill, Daniel Daniel Hill, PhD, founder and director of Psy Broadcasting Corporation, trains thousands of clinicians a year. He lives in New York City.