Frederica

Vernon Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone.

But when a distant connection asks for help, he is quickly plunged into one drama after another by the disorderly Merriville family.

Surprisingly, he finds himself far from bored - especially when he encounters their strong-minded daughter, Frederica.

However, she seems far more concerned with her family's welfare than his romantic advances...

'Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' Joanne Harris

'Utter, immersive escapism' Sophie Kinsella

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