A Civil Contract
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A Civil Contract

by Georgette Heyer

1961•Romance•394 pages

Taste attributes: romancehistoricaldramawholesomerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadslove conquers all

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Boxlist takeExpect an emotional, realistic romance novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Adam Deveril, is one of the Duke of Wellington's captains, and a hero at Salamanca. When his father, a crony of the Prince Regent, is killed in the hunting field, Adam became the 6th Viscount Lynton of Fontley Priory, Lincolnshire. But he returns from the Peninsula War to find his magnificent home in disrepair and his family on the brink of ruin and the broad acres of his ancestral home mortgaged to the hilt.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceHistoricalDramaComplex relationshipTroubled leadsLove conquers all

Subjects

Arranged marriageMan-woman relationshipsSocial life and customs, fictionGreat BritainMarriageLawyersManners and customsEngland

Details

Author
Georgette Heyer
Published
1961
Pages
394
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