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Scandal Broth
First published 1987 · 184 pages
A delightful romp of mistaken identity and sharp banter that captures the breezy charm of a classic traditional Regency.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a perfectly executed drawing-room comedy, where the stakes are social and the banter is razor-sharp. It moves at a brisk, lively clip, propelled by a farcical mistaken-identity plot that keeps the mood cheerful and delightfully chaotic. The prose is crisp and heavily reliant on witty dialogue, capturing the specific cadence and cant of the Regency era without ever feeling bogged down in historical minutiae. It is a breezy, sunlit reading experience that traces an emotional arc from amusing confusion to genuine, warm-hearted romance. Fans of classic, clean historicals who appreciate the sparkling hijinks of Georgette Heyer will devour this charming, lighthearted romp.
- Mood
- breezy
- cheerful
- farcical
- Tone
- witty
- lighthearted
- playful
- wry
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- mistaken identity · serendipitous love · absurdity of social conventions · joy of unexpected connections
- The writing
- Crisp and dialogue-driven, heavily flavored with authentic-sounding Regency cant and sharp wit.
- The arc
- Moves from amusingly chaotic misunderstandings to a warm, satisfying realization of true compatibility.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the classic, clean, and highly amusing traditional Regency romances in the vein of Georgette Heyer.
Content notes
- period-typical sexism
About the book
On her first visit to her uncle’s estate, lively Antonia Thorpe is astonished to receive a proposal of marriage from a man she had never met before. Handsome debonair Fitzhugh Denholm is unabashedly relieved that for some reason his father’s plan to set him up in a marriage of convenience has failed. Only later through a coincidental encounter on the road to London does he finally understand that he proposed to the wrong Miss Thorpe, with Antonia’s cousin Rosamund actually to have been his intended.
Description from Open Library.
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