Thorndike Clean Reads: The Talisman Ring (Hardcover)

from Thoroughlyillread

Since there are so many detailed and insightful reviews here already, I'll be brief: This is one of Heyer's funniest books, full of laugh-out-loud dialogue and preposterous situations. The book's energy comes from the contrasts between the various characters, who range from the ultra-practical (S...

from Jillian_Leigh

One of my favorite Heyer romps. Two romances here with two couples--one young and passionate, the other older and more prosaic--but both are charming. The mystery and adventure are silly but fun.

from thewalkinggirl

This was so much fun! The setting is Georgian England, but the story structure and tone seemed much more 1930s to me, a slapstick comedy that had me casting Carole Lombard as the mischievous Miss Thane, Errol Flynn as the dashing Ludovic, Fredric March as the level-headed Tristram, and... I'm sti...

from helen295

I could describe this book in one word: fun! Lord Lavenham's dying wish is that his great-nephew Sir Tristram Shield will marry his granddaughter Eustacie de Vauban. However, Tristram is a sensible, practical man in his thirties while Eustacie is a romantic, passionate girl of eighteen - and neit...

from phoebesmum

My favourite Heyer, always has been, always will be - although when I was younger, I was in love with Ludovic, young, reckless, Wrong but Wromantic, and accused! Of a crime! He did not commit! whereas these days my heart belongs to the secondary character of Hugh, the heroine's brother, who doesn...