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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
I read (somewhere) that she never considered herself a romance author. Her books were considered a "comedy of manners"...not that I really understand that phrase.
I've never read any Heyer - keep meaning to. I saw a bunch of these at the CLEVNET ebook library site.
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Yes, she was great. Many of her books are quite funny. Most of them are "romance" but she also has several mysteries.
"comedy of manners" is more similar to Jane Austen in style. Even though there is a relationship, the story really revolves around the social mores and people's navigation of the social world.