Book description
Rich, handsome, darling of the ton, the hope of ambitious mothers and
despair of his sisters, the Marquis of Alverstoke sees no reason to
put himself out for anyone. Until a distant connection, ignorant of
his selfishness, applies to him for help. Plunged into one drama after
another by the large and irrepressible Merriville family, Alverstoke
is surprised to find himself far from bored. The lovely Charis may be
as hen-witted as she is beautiful but Jessamy is an interesting boy,
and Felix an engaging scamp. And, most intriguing of all, their
strong-minded sister Frederica, who seems more concerned with her
family's welfare than his own distinguished attentions ...
Frederica is a typically spirited, delightful,
pulse-quickening historical romance from the author whose enormous
devoted readership continues to this day.
Author of over fifty books, Georgette Heyer is the best-known and
best-loved of all historical novelists, who made the Regency period her
own. Her first novel, The Black Moth, published in 1921, was written at
the age of fifteen to amuse her convalescent brother; her last was My
Lord John. Although most famous for her historical novels, she also
wrote eleven detective stories. Georgette Heyer died in 1974 at the age
of seventy-one.
