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Instead of the Thorn by Georgette Heyer

Instead of the Thorn

Georgette Heyer

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · April 28, 2020

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Who it’s for
A young woman’s uneasy start in marriage becomes a search for what she truly wants.
Themes
Self-discovery, Unfulfilling marriage, Coming of age
Genres
Regency Romance, Women's Fiction, Marriage & Divorce

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About this book

'Instead of the Thorn' is one of Georgette Heyer’s early novels. It follows Elizabeth Arden, a young woman raised by a cold, distant father and a prim, proper aunt. Unsurprisingly Elizabeth comes of age with no sense of how to make her way in the world or what will make her happy. At a young age she marries a man she does not love and embarks on a life that does not fulfill her. Her wedding night on her marriage is a complete disaster.

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After a time she separates from her husband and tries to make her way in the world. To start she is little more than a spoiled girl, but as the book unfolds Elizabeth struggles to become her own person and is surprised by just who she is and what she wants. A thoroughly satisfying novel.

Finding Her Own Way

A young woman’s uneasy start in marriage becomes a search for what she truly wants.

Come here for

  • A heroine’s gradual move from sheltered dependence toward self-knowledge
  • The tension between an ill-chosen marriage and a life still to shape

Expect

  • A sustained story of personal change
  • An early Georgette Heyer novel, with Elizabeth’s growth at its center

Where it sits

Regency Romance100%
Marriage & Divorce44%
Women's Fiction26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Romance
  • Contemporary Romance
  • 20th-Century Historical Romance
Authors
Georgette Heyer
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 28, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Self-discovery · Unfulfilling marriage · Coming of age
Reading lane
Romance