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A review by kcrawfish
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
4.0
For those women today who still want their regency romance fix and have exhausted their Jane Austen collection, but with a more modern kind of feminism than the 1800s. The Grand Sophy is hilarious, full of colorful characters, and overflowing with a familial love that plays into modern sensibilities.
Heyer invites you into the world of a well-traveled young lady who brings monkeys, matchmaking, fun, and independence to grey London and to her cousins' grey world. She is hyper-competent, wealthy, and reads people easily, which makes her the perfect light-hearted woman to fix everyone’s problems.
The family is currently under the thumb of an "Angela” from “The Office" woman named Eugenia, who doesn’t allow parties or socializing, causing everyone to flounder. *shudders*
With a swift eye and action, Sophy has their worlds turned upside-down, and busily directs everyone's lives in a far different, but far better direction. She reinstates color, fun, and happiness, even to those who she doesn't love (*see Eugenia).
All in all, an easy, funny novel, that I thoroughly enjoyed!
Note: Warning for anti-semitism! It's the really glaring flaw of this story, relegated to one scene with a moneylender. I loved the book and this was disappointing to find.
Heyer invites you into the world of a well-traveled young lady who brings monkeys, matchmaking, fun, and independence to grey London and to her cousins' grey world. She is hyper-competent, wealthy, and reads people easily, which makes her the perfect light-hearted woman to fix everyone’s problems.
The family is currently under the thumb of an "Angela” from “The Office" woman named Eugenia, who doesn’t allow parties or socializing, causing everyone to flounder. *shudders*
With a swift eye and action, Sophy has their worlds turned upside-down, and busily directs everyone's lives in a far different, but far better direction. She reinstates color, fun, and happiness, even to those who she doesn't love (*see Eugenia).
All in all, an easy, funny novel, that I thoroughly enjoyed!
Note: Warning for anti-semitism! It's the really glaring flaw of this story, relegated to one scene with a moneylender. I loved the book and this was disappointing to find.