TITLE: The Black Moth
AUTHOR: Georgette Heyer
PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks
PUBLICATION DATE:
PAPERBACK PAGES: 355 pages
GENRE: Fiction – Historical Romance
A disgraced lord, a notorious highwayman
Jack Carstares, the disgraced Earl of Wyndham, left England seven long years ago, sacrificing his honor for that of his brother when he was accused of cheating at cards. Now Jack is back, roaming his beloved South Country in the disguise of a highwayman.
And the beauty who would steal his heart
Not long after Jack’s return, he encounters his old adversary, the libertine Duke of Andover, attempting the abduction of the beautiful Diana Beauleigh. At the point of Jack’s sword, the duke is vanquished, but foiled once, the “Black Moth” has no intention of failing again…
This is Georgette Heyer’s first novel – a favorite of readers and a stirring tale to be enjoyed again and again.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR…Georgette Heyer wrote over fifty novels, including Regency romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. She was known as the Queen of Regency romance, and was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, and her extraordinary plots and characterizations. – FROM THE BOOK BACK
FROM THE BOOK FAERY REVIEWS…Let me be honest. I’m sad to say that I struggled with this book for about 2 weeks now and decided today that it was time to move on and go to my next book on the list. Perhaps I’ll go back to it at a later date, I’m not sure and perhaps someone else will enjoy it. The Black Moth was Heyer’s first novel and I believe she was 15 years old when she wrote it. I’m not saying it was bad but I just couldn’t get into it and I read 1/2 the book. I kept saying to myself…”Come on, come on…get with it.” Perhaps it may get better but I’m impatient at this point. I did enjoy her other books These Old Shades and Arabella.
For now I have to give it 1-2 stars since I could only get through 11 chapters.
This book was provided to me by Sourcebooks for review. Receiving a copy in no way altered my opinion of this book.
