The Unknown Ajax
Georgette Heyer

Unless Ты are a reader of historical romance, then there is a good chance that Ты will be unfamiliar with Georgette Heyer. Who is she? For a start, she’s one of AbeBooks’ вверх 10 bestselling authors during the 15-year history of this company.

Last time we looked she was behind Shakespeare, C.S. Lewis, Agatha Christie and Stephen King but ahead of J.K. Rowling, Charles Dickens and James Patterson.

We have sold a huge number of this English novelist’s Книги because 1) she is loved by people who Любовь Любовь stories, and 2) many of her Книги are out-of-print so used bookshops fulfill the demand from her legion of fans.

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Something wonderful happens when Ты mention Georgette Heyer to writers and readers. They start to smile (you can feel it in e-mails). They can't wait to tell Ты how they first discovered her books, where they were, which ones they read first. This is an Автор that changes people's lives because she is responsible for inspiring so many of the best romance writers Письмо today.

How do I know this? I've spent the last few weeks Чтение Georgette Heyer, Чтение about her, in Jane Hodge's wonderful biography The Private World of Georgette Heyer, and in discussions with readers and romance writers. Readers Любовь her, have loved her, for decades but for romance writers Georgette Heyer takes on a еще fundamental role. Laurie and I asked a number of writers how Georgette Heyer influenced them. Judith McNaught, for instance, sent me this fascinating story which I am passing on to Ты in its entirety:

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