{"product_id":"these-old-shades-9781402219474","title":"These Old Shades","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeyer was one of the great protagonists of the historical novel in the post-war golden age... --Philippa Gregory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsidered the book that launched Gerogette Heyer's career, These Old Shades features two of Heyer's most memorable characters: Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, and Leonie, whom he rescues from a life of ignominy and comes to love and marry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Duke is known for his coldness of manner, his remarkable omniscience, and his debauched lifestyle. Late one evening, he is accosted by a young person dressed in ragged boy's clothing running away from a brutal rustic guardian. The Duke buys Leon and makes the child his page. Leon is in fact Leonie, and she serves the Duke with deep devotion. When he uncovers the true story of her birth, he wreaks an unforgettable revenge on her sinister father in a chilling scene of public humiliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR GEORGETTE HEYER: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Georgette Heyer display of the Sourcebooks reprints has been a huge success, not only to those early fans like myself, but to many new readers who appreciate her style and wit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWonderful characters, elegant, witty writing, perfect period detail, and rapturously romantic. Georgette Heyer achieves what the rest of us only aspire to.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatie Fforde \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbsolute monarch of the Regency romance. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Casablanca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402219474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.46w x 1.01d","brand":"Georgette Heyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917129289909,"sku":"9781402219474","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2cb93d87-b8a7-427e-95d8-3320fbce3f4d.jpg?v=1687278241","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/these-old-shades-9781402219474","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}