Such a classic for me. It literally is a classic, being published in 1926.
If there is one thing that gets me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It's introducing a handsome villain in one book and then giving him a redemption arc in another. My girl Georgie was doing this 100 years before your favs were doing it.
I adore this book. I wouldn't have liked it half as much if it was modern. The very large age gap and the impish, carefree (sometimes almost childlike) behaviour of the FMC can make peoples hackles rise. I think my suspension of disbelieve is just a lot higher with older books like these. The dialogue is amazing. I get reminded everytime just how charismatic the characters are when I read another historical book and compare the two. Alastair could verbally remove the drawers off of any woman.


This book is delightful and it has the added bonus of making me feel super smart and sofisticated that I'm reading something published nearly 100 years ago.