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Powder and Patch

By: Georgette Heyer
Narrated by: Jot Davies
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Powder and Patch is read by Jot Davies.

If he is to win her hand, Philip must become what he is not.

In an 18th-Century England of wit, womanising and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability. Cleone Charteris stands in no such danger. The golden-haired, headstrong despair of men, she seeks a husband who can duel and dice with the best of them. So Philip leaves for Paris, where his father's hopes and his lover's ideals are realised but with unforeseen consequences for them both....

A peerlessly successful and prolific romantic novelist, Georgette Heyer shows in Powder and Patch what won her a wide, devoted readership that continues to this day.

©1923 Georgette Heyer (P)2021 Penguin Audio Classics Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance

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Loved the reader’s characterisation of the protagonists. A very amusing story, Heyer excels as usual.

Brilliant storytelling. Beautifully read.

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Good mix of characters but the main ones were just a bit too wet!
Nice group of older generation who must have collapsed breathing thank God, at the end - not her best !

Hero and heroine bit spin-less

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I just binged this in a single day. Wonderful escapism. Now I’m off so see which other books this narrator has read…

A classic Georgette Heyer and brilliantly voiced

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I've read this story at least four times in the past 60 years as it's an enjoyable romp. Jot Davies brought it to life.

Delightful!

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At last, a narrator who realises that this author is funny! Im so grateful! Now can he please read Sprig Muslin? A very humerous story despite some very outdated attitudes.

Fabulous narration!

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