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[702] Fri 21 Aug 2009, 11:59 - Tina H - from: United States Has anyone noticed the color of Avon's eyes changed from These Old Shades, wherein they were hazel, to Devil's Cub in which they were a "hard grey"? And in the Black Moth, when Avon was Andover, they were green. I really wish she had kept them as hazel in DC. I think Avon was my favorite hero. Rating:

[701] Fri 14 Aug 2009, 19:57 - Angie - from: United States TRW as a film... I am so glad to have seen it, APPALLING as it is. And can we talk about the men's HAIR??? I venture to say that no one who had not read the book could figure out what was going on. The fifties was not a good time for film, imho; has anyone seen those Sherlock Holmes films that were made at that time? Public television used to run them late at night and there were NO credits except for the producer whose name was Sheldon something. Those were the same degree of awful. Back to the subject, WHAT was all that necking going on--in the early 1800s--in her BEDROOM--with Francis Cheviot which is SO bogus; and where was the dog--and that woman was not her old governess. I suppose the filmmakers wanted a script that had more action and less talking but that was NOT the way to set about it. I vote for Emma Thompson to write the script for the next one and star in it. I think she would make a fabulous Sarah Thane in The Talisman Ring. Rating:

[700] Fri 14 Aug 2009, 02:47 - Simonetta - from: Italy . Ohmygod The film is awful :-) The main character has NOTHING to do with Heyer's Elinor Rochdale. The actor playing Carlyon is dreadful ( harsh instead of steady, and so bad-looking) And the whole film is coarse, it has nothing of the "finesse" of Georgette Heyer, no awareness of Regency Manners. Plot : definitely it is NOT Heyer's "Reluctant Widow". I easily understand why Georgette was disappointed with it !!! Rating:

[699] Thu 13 Aug 2009, 16:36 - Ann - from: United Kingdom I've found the subtitles rather distracting and the sound track very blurred but it is interesting to see. It started quite like the book but is gradually drifting away. I've only got as far as Part 3. Rating:

[698] Sat 8 Aug 2009, 15:52 - Angie - from: United States We are VERY much obliged to you! Having just watched parts 1 and 2 I can tell you that it has almost nothing to do with anything Heyer wrote. But it's a pleasure to watch it anyway. The clothes are great. Are those Greek subtitles? Rating:

[697] Sat 8 Aug 2009, 13:03 - Simonetta - from: Italy Hello to all of you I have this moment found on youtube.com the movie "Reluctant Widow", it is available, yes the terrible one which Georgette detested, anyway I am so grateful to whom posted it because I was really courious to watch and critic it :-) ciao Rating:

[696] Sun 2 Aug 2009, 04:19 - ReNae Bistline - from: United States I have been an avid GH fan since I found some of her books (second hand) in a little corner grocery store when I was 15. I have read nearly all of her regency and historical books and a few of the mysteries. Once I started reading GH, Harlequin Romances just didn't "have it" anymore. I find it ironical that in the US, Harlequin now has the copyright to her books. When I was a teen, I read GH with a dictionary beside my bed. This greatly enhanced my appreciation of her writing ability and command of the English language. She is one of the few authors I know who can run words around and make them do whatever she wants them to. I personally think this is what gives her such a wide appeal. I have always wanted to be a writer, and when I read My Lord John and found that it ended in the middle of a sentence, I was elated, as I am in the habit of doing this, also. I decided that perhaps there was hope for me. I am delighted to know that The Talisman Ring has been adapted for the stage and wonder what other of her books have been made into plays. I have wanted to write a stage play of Faro's Daughter. As to what book of Jane Austen's GH finished: JA's last novel was called Sanditon and I have read it. Unless she wrote under a different name, GH was not the author who finished this book. The book was quite disappointing to me, and certainly not in GH style. In recommending other regency authors, the closest I have found to GH for wit and just fun reading is Joan Smith, although some of her books are much better than others. My favorite of JS books is Imprudent Lady. Hope some of this has been informative--I know it's rather long. I knew that such a good writer had to have a lot of fans out there somewhere. Rating:

[695] Thu 30 Jul 2009, 19:04 - Margaret - from: United Kingdom I never noticed that and I have the same edition! I expect I knew the story so well I only read what I expected to see. Unfortunately Jane Aiken Hodge died just a month ago in sad circumstances. She was given a long obituary in "The Times" "Jane Aiken Hodge, writer, was born on December 4, 1917. She died on June 17, 2009, aged 91." Rating:

[694] Thu 30 Jul 2009, 14:33 - Tina H. - from: United States I have been a devoted reader of Ms. Heyer's romances for over 43 years. They have gotten me through some ghastly times in my life, for which I am very grateful. I have just read Jane Aiken Hodge's "The Private World of Georgett Heyer" and found it wonderfully informative of the dear lady. However, she does make a glaring error on Page 39 (my copy is 1984 Bodley Head). She is discussing the plot of "Devil's Cub" and Ms. Hodge is explaining how Mary Challoner will not marry Vidal to save her reputation because she thinks he is not in love with her, so she consents to "elope with his SISTER'S pompous lover". Not true; the 'pompous lover', Frederick Comyn, is secretly betrothed to Juliana Marling who was Vidal's COUSIN. Vidal had no siblings. I imagine this has been sitting out there for some time, since 1984, to be exact, but I have not found this 'catch' in any of the Pump Room Postings I have read thus far. I much enjoy the site, and long may it and all of you endure. Rating:

[693] Sat 25 Jul 2009, 02:12 - Linda - from: United States Was thrilled to find this site devoted to GH. I have been reading her books since I was in high school when my aunt introduced me to them. That was over 45 years ago and I continue to read them again and again. Pure entertainment that makes a gloomy day much brighter. I have to say that Devils Cub is my all time favorite and I don't think I will ever tire of reading it. Rating:

[692] Wed 22 Jul 2009, 02:13 - Simonetta - from: Italy I am perfectly aware that the GH-novel one is currently reading becomes ones favourite :-) Anyway I've just re-read UNKNOWN AJAX and I rate it excellent ! Every GH features are at their best there : the beautiful clever Prose, the characters' portrait, the elegance and wit, the climax... Do you think the same ? Rating:

[691] Sun 19 Jul 2009, 13:46 - Margaret - from: United Kingdom Lily She didn't as far as I know. If she did maybe the poster who said she did could inform me as well! Did the earlier poster get her mixed up with Joan Aiken Hodge who finished "The Watsons" and wrote many other Jane Austen sequels? JAH's sister was Jane Aiken Hodge who wrote Georgette Heyer's autobiography. "The Private World of Georgette Heyer" Check out Georgette Heyer's books on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgette_Heyer The list of the other two authors' works are there too. Personally I hate all such sequels. I prefer to use my own imagination as I do for GH's! Rating:

[690] Wed 15 Jul 2009, 02:05 - lily andrews - from: Pakistan can anyone please tell me which JA novel georgette heyer completed? i will be most thankfull Rating:

[689] Wed 15 Jul 2009, 02:00 - lily andrews - from: Not Specified i just love georgette heyer! her novels are the best in witisism, oration and romance. i wish she had written many more novels. Rating:

[688] Fri 3 Jul 2009, 11:48 - Laaleen K - from: Pakistan You might be surprised that Georgette Heyers are sold in high quantities in bookshops in Pakistan and have been read by generations of women. I've been reading and re-reading them for nearly two decades now! As for Clare Darcy (my 2nd favorite Regency author apart from JA), I haven't been able to find any of her novels except Lady Pamela at a vintage bookshop many years ago. It's unfortunate that Darcy hasn't been reprinted, whereas current Heyer novels have beautifully redesigned covers. I'm still looking for Darcy novels that can be downloaded online, but no luck! Rating:

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