Frederica

Frederica (1965) Georgette Heyer

Lord Alverstroke is a selfish rake who hates–more than anything–to be bored. When his sister as well as their cousin ask him to throw a ball to launch their daughters, Alverstroke refuses unequivocally.

Frederica has come to London determined to find a good marriage for her beautiful younger sister, while keeping her younger brothers out of trouble. Frederica herself is past her first blush of youth and sees herself as quite marriageable, and so has no qualms acting as chaperone and doing as best she can to get her sister introduced to the ton.
Rating: 8/10

Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca

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