I just had occasion to use the word "bandbox", and autocorrupt tried to insert "bandicoot" instead.
#IYKYK #DowagersAssemble
Four years ago, at the beginning of lockdown in the UK, someone (not here, or I would credit her) suggested reading one of #GeorgetteHeyer 's romantic comedies as a distraction, and the #GeorgetteHeyerReadalong was born. It ran on Twitter for two years, as close as I can remember, and because of it, I met a whole host of funny, feisty people. Their book recommendations are much better than average, their conversations veer from serious to surreal, and their unstinting support for one another is something I've never previously experienced outside my immediate family.
Happy Dowagers Day!
#DowagersAssemble
I shall call this shawl #AntheaDarracott. The design is distantly inspired by the Etruscan pattern in #JaneAustenEmbroidery, by @Jen and Alison Larkin.
#GeorgetteHeyer #DowagersAssemble #GeorgetteHeyerReadAlong
#embroidery #HandEmbroidery

I wonder if any of the #ReadingHeyer #DowagersAssemble #GeorgetteHeyerReadalong crowd have read A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting? And what they made of it?

I found it quite enjoyable, but for me it really highlighted how amazingly good Heyer was - creating that world and that voice and never letting it slip for a moment - making you genuinely believe it was a period piece, even if she did invent some of the slang herself. And how detailed her research was...

#bookstodon

@gmp And another Dowager joins the throng at our digital Almack's! Welcome, Geraldine! #DowagersAssemble
@katehandheld
I’d go for Cotillion. My absolute favourite of them all - my copy is falling to bits from regular re-reads over 45 years. Thought I knew it inside out but the #GeorgetteHeyerReadalong gave me lots of great insights.
Absolutely delighted when my husband said he’d found #DowagersAssemble here. There must still be Heyer novels to discuss
@virtuosew
Hello. Lovely to see so many names from #ReadingHeyer and the GeorgetteHeyerReadalong among the #DowagersAssemble hashtag. I’m Bubb1es on Twitter but swapped my handle for this one.
@katehandheld It developed over on the birdsite during first lockdown, and was a sort of online reading group. We haven't done one for a while, but when we've settled in here, I think it would be fun to do another. Enjoying the books is the only requirement.
#ReadingHeyer #DowagersAssemble
@Jen @nysuri It developed over on the birdsite during first lockdown, and was a sort of online reading group. We haven't done one for a while, but when we've settled in here, I think it would be fun to do another. Enjoying the books is the only requirement.
#ReadingHeyer #DowagersAssemble