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Sylvester
Sylvester
Author: Georgette Heyer
Endowed with rank, wealth and elegance, Sylvester, Duke of Salford, posts into Wiltshire to see if the Hon. Phoebe Marlowe will meet his exacting requirements for a bride. — Nothing could have induced impulsive outspoken Phoebe Marlow to marry handsome, elegant Sylvester Rayne, Duke of Salford, the one man she thoroughly detested. But Sylvester h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780061002571
ISBN-10: 0061002577
Publication Date: 7/1995
Rating:
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm)
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 1
Generally good, but not very memorable. I think I've read it twice now but I'm struggling to remember what actually happened.
copiousreader avatar reviewed Sylvester on
Helpful Score: 1
This story is an absolute hoot. It has everything. Misunderstood heroine check. Highly intelligent and of an unconventional attractiveness, of course - check. Wicked stepmother check. Fabulously handsome, wealthy and aristocratic love interest check. Initial misunderstanding by chief couple and instant dislike of each other check. Endless complications before true love finds its way check.

Its basically Pride and Prejudice with the added bonus of a botched kidnapping (literally), a surreal trip to France, and horses.

But it is the cast of secondary characters that make this book a truly delightful read. From Phoebes childhood friend, Tom Orde, to her stepmother, Lady Marlow, to Alice, the landladys daughter at an inn (who tells Sylvester that he is more important than a gobblecock), to Sylvesters vain and stupid (but beautiful) widowed sister-in-law, Ianthe (Lady Henry Raine), with her six-year-old son, Master Edmund Raine, who is Sylvesters ward, and her dandified suitor, Sir Nugent Fotherby, every character is well-rendered, memorable, and often very funny.
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