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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Next: The Black Moth. Georgette Heyer's first novel
It shows some promise, but is not as impressive a first novel as Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles. But perhaps I should wait until I've finished it before saying any more.
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Although published in 1921, it was apparently initially written when she was 15 (afterword) or 17 (wikipedia) in 1917 or 1919. A fun, if uneven, romance. Occasional wonderful turns of phrase.
It's certainly an early work. And it did improve in the second half, and certainly shows a lot of promise. I'm looking forward to reading the others that I've just bought.
But first,
F&SF January 2006 by Spilogale authors
Another of my backlog of F&SF, from when I had let my subscription lapse for a while.