Pastel

by Georgette Heyer · 1976

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Frances, the oldest of two sisters, feels constantly overshadowed by her younger sister, Evelyn. Frances meets Oliver Fayre, an extremely handsome man that her aunt tries to set her up with. It seems to be going well, then one day Oliver stops by to visit Frances, sees beautiful Evelyn and forgets that Frances exists.

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One of the four "contemporary" novels Georgette Heyer had suppressed.

Genre
romanceromanceMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisRegencyRegencyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
RegencyRegencyMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 313 pages

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