The Comfort Book Club / The Nonesuch by Georgette Heyer
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- Welcome to February's Comfort Book Club discussion! My Mum, Donna, and I are chatting about this month's book club choice, 'The Nonesuch' by Georgette Heyer, one of my favourite novels from the queen of Regency Romance. There are spoilers in this chat, as we're assuming you have read the book if you watch. Special thanks to the readers who sent voice messages for this video, which were included in our discussion: Marie, Laura, Jason, Christina, Victoria, Mireia, Belinda, Gina and Silvia.
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It was wonderful to have you back. The book club discussion was such fun. I'm sure that all your subscribers are saddened to hear that you will be going back to your former schedule. Please accept that as the compliment that it is. We all enjoy your videos so much. It is very understandable that the amount of work is overwhelming. I am so happy to know that you will continue posting on Sundays. I truly look forward to your book reccomendations, favorite things, and especially the cakes. Take care and know that we truly appreciate all of your hard work.
Thank you, Lynn! And so glad you enjoyed the CBC discussion! xxx
So glad this popped up in my youtube feed. I have long been a Georgette fan and so enjoy seeing others appreciate her too. Many of the comments reveal that you have introduced Georgette to lots of readers. What a wonderful thing!
Dear Miranda and Donna, such a lively, interesting discussion, I truly enjoyed it. I do admire your work ethics: choosing to go back to one vlog a week to be able to keep the quality of your videos high must have been a difficult one but for sure it reveals your professionalism, honesty and care. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your understanding comment and kind comment, Laura! And for your lovely voice message - I'm so glad you enjoyed the discussion. It was a lot of fun hearing everyone's thoughts! xxx
'Nonesuch '...means without equal!
It describes exactly what the Comfort book club is!It stands alone in my view above all others.
After such a hectic time you have had, we want to express our sincere thanks to you both in continuing to host this month's book club.
As for deciding to do one video a week...we honestly don't mind!We know that 'quality is more important than quantity to you and that's why we subscribe to your Chanel!🤗 Julie xx
Such a lovely comment, Julie! Thank you so much ❤️
I totally support you changing back to one video a week- I certainly imagined it would be a lot, yet I do appreciate the desire to. Always love your videos, Miranda ❤️
Thank you!
I have to admit that while I adore Jane Austen, I was a bit sceptical about trying a "regency romance". I was expecting something silly and frothy, and maybe a bit too romantic for my taste. Well, The Nonesuch certainly was a romance, but more in the tradition of Jane Austen. It's staggering to think of all the research that Georgette Heyer must have done. And the language! I made note of countless words and phrases that were new to me. I love a book that broadens my vocabulary. This one was such a joy to read! The perfect choice for February. Much appreciation to you both for continuing to widen my reading!
So glad the book was a pleasant surprise, Caro! xxx
Dear Miranda and Donna, what an engaging and delightful discussion of The Nonesuch! I agree with so many of your points and wish too, that she was televised more, as I think adaptations, done right, would really be wonderful! I don't comment a huge amount on YT, but, I would also really love to take the opportunity to thank you for your work - as Anne would say, you are a true kindred. I have picked up so many book recommendations from you, even as a reader of almost 50! I just finished Reunion, which I was so struck and moved by and The Last English Garden, which I also loved. To you, Donna, as a mother myself, you epitomise all the warmth, wit and comfort of motherhood I aspire to! Heartfelt thanks to you both ❤
Thank you so much for your lovely comment and support! I so appreciate both, and I'm really pleased to hear you enjoyed Reunion and The Last Garden in England so much ❤️
Hi Miranda and donna , so happy to see your smiling faces. I think you’re right practising self care and not pushing yourself beyond your limits. I love your weekly offerings of slow, creative living , thank you so much for your work .
Thank you, Lyndsay! xxx
Hi Miranda and Donna. I am glad you made your decision of going back to one video a week. Even though I looked forward to two, life is too hectic right now for all of us. We must take care to not spread ourselves too thin. Our health and well being is not worth it. Besides you need to enjoy the beautiful upcoming spring and not work, work, work. And as a viewer, I need to enjoy spring also and not watch too many videos!! Thank you for today’s discussion 🌸
Thank you, Glenda! Yes, I hadn't had more than one day off work since Christmas! I just realised it was totally unsustainable, especially when life throws surprises, and yes, I don't want people to get bored of my face either haha. We all need to enjoy experiencing spring & life's small pleasures too! xxx
Hello Donna Hello Miranda And Georgette Heyers! Wellcome back March as the beginning of spring will be healing and comforting dear Miranda Although I am a definitely winter loving person! xxx to both of you
Hello, Miranda and Donna! I was overjoyed to learn that your April CBC choice is Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I was presented with this as a prize for English at the tender age of twelve, yet, I have never read it! Its choice by you as a CBC read has made me dig out my one and only 'award', which is actually a very beautiful hardback version, with quality, deckle-edged paper that has not yellowed or stained in any way over the last - hehem - 48 years. Thank you for also choosing my favourite book, Wind in the Willows, as March's read (like you, I have several different publications of this wonderful tome). In fact, thank you for existing, and doing such a wonderful job each week in cheering me up and making life that little more bright !
So nice to have you back Miranda and Donna. Missed you both. Really did!
Thank you!
Another wonderful discussion,smart of you to follow what your heart energy level tells you,will look forward to your once a week vlog to sit back relax and enjoy.
That will be great Miranda!! So nice to have you back and can’t wait for you weekly vlog!! ❤️
Thank you! xxx
I love the Nonesuch, Ancilla is one of my all-time favourite heroines. It was wonderful to listen to you. My impression is that Georgette Heyer books are often handed from mother to daughter. I took A Civil Contract from my mother's bookshelves, and when she saw I loved it, she gave me Arabella for Christmas. Since then, I haven't stopped reading her books.
About Tiffany: I'm an educator and tend to see characters through the lense of childhood and its imprint it leaves. Actually, as funny as Tiffany is written, her story is sad. She acts up and relies on her beauty, which we love to hate. However, as an orphan, she has suffered loss, and she's unwanted everywhere. Her money and her beauty open doors for Tiffany. Heyer doesn't empathize with her at all, but I confess that I do. I see that Ancilla not only manages her well but cares about her. She could have taken sweet revenge in the end and humiliated Tiffany, but she didn't.
I wasn’t able to read the selection for this month yet but I have intentions of reading it at some point soon. Your returning to a weekly video is certainly understandable. Your videos are such a treat, and I can only imagine the amount of time and effort you put into them. And of course, it’s always wonderful to see Donna too. I always enjoy these videos and the comments from other club members and the different insights. With the language examples given, I’m even more excited to finally get to this book.
Have a wonderful weekend💕
Two of the best smiles, regardless of your problems. I am just glad you will still be putting anything out at all.
Hello Miranda and Donna, well that was a surprise - where did February go? I was so delighted and surprised to find it was time for the Comfort Book Club discussion and thoroughly enjoyed everyone talking about this gentle and comedic novel. I hope you are soon back on track, Miranda, after such a stressful week. Any time spent in your company is a wonderful treat and it is important to me, personally, to know that you bringing us such great content is done so in a way that doesn't impinge on your wellbeing or might burn out your amazing creativity. I think you are making a wise and good decision and look forward to seeing you in your next video and to reading Wind in the Willows which is an all time favourite in my household. Happy reading, Teresa 📚♥️
That is such a kind and gracious comment, Teresa! Thank you very much indeed. I hope you have a wonderful March ahead! ❤️
Dear Miranda, Thank you for your wonderful videos, I always look forward to them, and have so enjoyed many of the books you have recommended through the years. I just finished the mercies, a fabulous read! I'm glad you have found a better pace for yourself, take care and thanks again for all you do. Ps your mother is such a lovely person, I always enjoy it when she joins you. I have even more admiration for her as you explained what she has been through physically in her life in a recent faq video. Take care
Thank you so much for your very kind words, Lisa! So glad you enjoyed The Mercies xxx
Thank you so much Donna and Miranda. I have never read Heyer but I promise this will not be my last off her. A "new" cozy author to turn to when the I need to look away from the world:))
So glad you enjoyed your introduction to Heyer, Ingert! xxx
Read all Ms Heyers books many tears ago and Cotillion is my favourite. I laughed out loud so many times, the humour was a great addition
Georgette Heyer. A legend of the genre. I like it because I always saw it around the house.
Envious Casca was my first Georgette Heyer and I was a little skeptical of the Regency romance ones. I was pleasantly surprised in reading The Nonesuch. Though you haven’t steered me wrong on books yet. I loved all of the humor in the book as well as the unexpected things that happened. I’m looking forward to reading more of both her mysteries and her romance books. I trusted you enough in your recommendations, that I have actually built up a pretty good collection of used Heyer books as I have come across them. So now I can look forward to many more pleasant reading hours. Though D. E. Stevenson and Molly Clavering remain my favorites, I can see Heyer becoming a new favorite. I’m looking forward to The Wind in the Willows also.
I'm so glad you're now enjoying her Regency romances, Gerri! xxx
Dearest Miranda and Donna, I am so sorry I couldn't participate this time! I am delighted with your videos and your channel, no matter if you film one video a week or two, I only want to have you in my life! Best wishes for Donna and for you and also for this adorable community!
Thank you so much, Cristina! ❤️
Hello Miranda and Donna. I loved this book and your discussion. Contrary to many readers I was actually annoyed by the accumulation of slang in some parts of the book but I got used to it. My frustration came from the fact that being a translator I “need to” know the meaning of everything and English is not my mother tongue. This however led me to an excellent website about Regency romance and life. Many thanks again for your excellent choices. ❤
So glad you enjoyed the book anyway! Xxx
Ms. Mills, I am glad that you are making your self care a priority.
While it was enjoyable watching more vlogs, I appreciate your need to cut back.
I don’t think that the preparation, filming and editing that is required is fully grasped by the outsider. And, of course, you have other obligations and interests.
And you must have time to relax, read and to enjoy your life.
You continue to give generously of yourself and it is much appreciated.
I, for one, heartily endorse your decision. It is one thing to give generously to others.
It is quite another thing if it causes you to sacrifice your sanity and perhaps even your health.
Take care and I look forward to your next visit.
Sincerely,
Linda from Alabama USA🇺🇸
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and very kind words, Linda! ❤️
Happy to hear you will be careful with yourself! That is in itself a very important messages! Wish you peace and all good things🏵
Thank you Henrietta! xxx
Dear Miranda and Donna, Thank you for this book club and The Nonesuch! I'm new to Heyer and absolutely loved it! You challenged me to pick up a book I would have never known about and I was blessed to read it and learn about Heyer. I'm looking forward to future book club reads and will also work back to previous suggestions as well. Cheers! Erin, Holland, Michigan USA
hello Donna and Miranda, always a pleasure to spend some time in your company❤ Taking care of oneself should always be a priority! Good of you to do so. Thanks for all the quality content and all the work it implies behind the scenes.
This was my first Georgette Heyer novel and I was totally charmed. Ancilla Trent was added to the list of favorite literary characters I keep in my commonplace book. I smiled throughout the reading of this book just as I smiled (and nodded) while viewing this video. I have such an admiration for Heyer's use of language and her skill at writing dialogue and as I do when reading Austen, found myself wishing we spoke in such a thoughtful and witty manner in modern times. Thank you Miranda, Donna and The Comfort Book Club and hope you all have a wonderful weekends! Super excited about "Sense and Sensibility"!!!💕
I'm so glad you enjoyed your introduction to Heyer, Nancy! Wishing you a lovely weekend ahead too! ❤️
Dear Miranda and Donna, thank you so much for the comfort boook club and the discussion of the "Nonesuch". I loved to read it very much, I haven't known Georgette Heyer before. I have now ordered "Venetia", because you mentioned it in one of your videos. I am always so looking forward to your wonderful vlogs and I was really happy that there were two of them a week. But your health is the most important thing and it will be also wonderful to have one of your lovely videos each week. Thank you for everything and for enriching our lives! Have a restful week!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Inga! So glad you enjoyed your first Heyer! I do like Venetia and it also has a Yorkshire setting! xxx
Thoroughly enjoyed this month's Comfort Book Club read. My introduction to Georgette Heyer, and goodness what a 'ripping yarn' . The characters are so well described, love the conversation and the regency slang and I swear I could literally hear Mrs Underhill say 'rumgumption!' . Have seen a re-issue of The Black Moth in Waterstones recently so have added it to my wishlist. Glad to hear you are making things easier on yourself, and I look forward to seeing your wonderful vlogs weekly. Take care x
Thank you so much Mhairi! I think 'rumgumption' needs to make a come back 😂
Hello Miranda and Donna,
Thank you for introducing me to Georgette Heyer and The Nonesuch. I was excited to find that my local library has a large collection of her works so I can continue to explore other novels she has written. Looking forward to seeing you again next Sunday. Best wishes to you both.
So glad you enjoyed your introduction to Heyer, Debbie! I look forward to returning next Sunday too! xxx
Hello Miranda and Donna! My mother and I enjoy your channel so much! The recipes, book selections, and wonderful finds always inspire us. Your current book selection is one I would enjoy reading. After much searching to buy a copy of Wintercombe here in America, I gave up my search. Surprisingly, I found a rather old copy at my library. It is so good! I am halfway through. Her writing style reminds me of Anya Seton, one of my favorite authors. I am so glad you recommended this book!!!
Thank you! So glad you found Wintercombe in your library! xxx
Hello Miranda and Donna, I hope you both are well despite your taxing week. Thank you once again for challenging me and my reading choices. This was my first Georgette Heyer novel. Even though I am a native English speaker (American English) the dialogue in this book was a fun challenge. It left me wondering why there isn’t a regency era dictionary. The characters were terribly charming and quirky, and I loved Georgette Heyer’s development of them. I found the book so engrossing that I wanted to know more about this time period and ended up purchasing The Time Traveler’s Guide to Regency Britain by Ian Mortimer. I highly recommend this book, it has helped me understand what was going on in the background of these regency novels and what led up to the regency period. Thank you again for another great read. Till next month, cheers!
A Regency Dictionary is such a fun idea! xxx
Thank you Miranda and Donna, for introducing me to Georgette Heyer. I loved The Nonesuch, so funny and entertaining. I have found it hard to read in recent months, as I have been unable to concentrate and finish a single book for over six months now. I joined in with your book club in the hope that it might inspire me to return to reading, which I have enjoyed my whole life until recently. Thankfully it had the desired effect and I read it right through. In doing so, it has restored to me the pleasure of reading and I owe you a big thank you for that. I have already ordered a couple more Georgette Heyer novels to inspire me to continue and I will definitely be joining in with future book club choices. Thanks again.
So delighted that Heyer got you out of your reading slump, Ann! I do enjoy how light and fun her books are ❤️
Thanks, Miranda and Donna for another lovely session! Good on you for being decisive about returning to one video per week, and for coming to the decision before serious burnout. Well done!
Thank you very much!
I have enjoyed Georgette Heyer novels for many years and have quite a large collection. I have read them many times over and love the sense of humour. Some of them have made me laugh so much that my sides hurt and I almost roll off the couch. Thank you for the Comfort Book Club. I really enjoy it:)❤
I really giggle over many of them too! So glad you enjoy the CBC! xxx
Thanks again for a wonderful selection. This is a first Georgette Heyer for me. I loved the hilariously descriptive rants. Buffleheaded clunch? Laughed out loud!😂
😂 that is a great phrase!
This was my first regency romance read and I really enjoyed it. I appreciate the book club to help me understand nuances and connections. I’m grateful that you are taking care of yourself, recognizing your limits and reducing your stress. I love your vlogs and will welcome them whenever you put them out!!
So glad you enjoyed the book! Thank you for your kind words xxx
Really lovely to see you both again 🖤 The discussion was great fun to listen to. I adored The Nonesuch and I ended up with a lovely big glossary of words and phrases I'd never heard before. Heaven for a word lover like me. I do hope things have settled down a little for you and you're able to get into your stride again 💃 Nothing worse than feeling overwhelmed. Take care, lovely xx
Thanks so much, Sally! Really glad you enjoyed The Nonesuch! xxx
This will be my very first Georgette Heyer and I have been so excited to read it but just didn't have the time this month - so I'll add my thoughts once I do...but for now I just want to say that the schedule you maintained in 2022, was already impressive!💫 I am so excited for April's book choice!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy your first Heyer when you get a chance to turn to it! xxx
Hello Miranda & Donna, I really enjoyed today’s discussion. Thank you for bringing comfort to an all too hectic world. I’m so looking forward to revisiting The Wind in the Willows - a favourite of mine.
So glad you enjoyed it, Marie! I'm really looking forward to returning to The Wind in the Willows too! xxx
I’ve just found your channel and I’m so pleased! Definitely subscribing and hoping to participate by reading next months pick
That's lovely! Welcome! xxx
Thank you for putting your self care first. Please enjoy your amazing life, make the most of every opportunities. Thanks for the video, my husband not your greatest fan he can’t keep up with the book list. 😃😂🇬🇧
LOL, same with my husband !!
Hello Miranda, many thanks for the wonderful discussion; the CBC is really a model of excellence of a kind! And the book choice for April is perfect. I am very happy to know you have selected a schedule that sustainably works best for you. Wishing you a restful weekend ahead. All the best, Jason 🙂 💟 🍵 🫖
Thank you, Jason! And for your lovely voice message as always! Glad you're looking forward to April's choice too! xxx
As always enjoyed the discussion. 📚🤗💕💕
Pausing at 10 minutes to write a comment... Hello, Miranda, Donna and the comfort book club. I had planned to send in a voice message too but got very tangled up in editing its length and shifting the priorities of what I wanted to say in the 45 seconds... Especially about such a wonderful novel it was hard to edit things away 😅 Anyway, I paused your video at the passage where you mention the regency vocabulary. Because I enjoyed very very much making a list of words I looked up while reading seeing as English isn't my first language. The list will go into my commonplace book. Thank you so much for introducing me to Georgette Heyer's work, it was my first novel by her.
Miranda, I really understand why you have decided to change your vlog schedule and I just wanted to say that I'm happy to watch your videos whenever you have time and energy to share them. But taking care of one's health and energy is so important, in my opinion so much more important than a vlog schedule. All the best to you and Donna, as always, Nic 🌻
Her phrases are just so good! So glad you enjoyed reading along with us this month! xxx
I'm working my way through all your vlogs and enjoying everyone of them. They are wonderful. But to find this one about a Georgette Heyer book is so amazing. She always seems to a forgotten author (except to her fans of course). I don't know anyone personally who admires her novels. I have just managed to get my 28 year old daughter to agree to read one as soon as shes finished her current book. I do so hope she enjoys GH as much as I do. Thank you for your vlogs. ❤
I’m a huge GH fan too! Fingers crossed your daughter enjoys them too! ❤️
Thank you Miranda and Donna. This was a great read. I've purchased another of her books. As always, I enjoyed the video. It's like being in the room with you both.
Thank you so much for your very kind support, Deb! It’s much appreciated! I’m so glad you enjoyed the book and our discussion 😊📚💕
Thank you, Miranda and Donna! I loved this introduction to Georgette Heyer. I loved this choice for the Comfort Book Club, and will enjoy reading other Heyer books.
My favourite Georgette Heyer book is the Talsiman Ring. It's such fun. Thank you for this lovely book club, I so enjoy, listening to everyone's opinions.
I'm so glad you've gone back to one vlog a week. It takes time to watch two a week, and, as you say, life keeps getting in the way! 🙂 I enjoy these book discussions, even when I don't get a chance to read the book. Readers have such interesting insights.
I really enjoy this I haven’t read this or any yet . Sounds this is a good place . But I know her as much as Jane Austen and her books cause wonder where to start with her books.❤ thanks for this video Miranda and Donna.
I have just been re reading the Georgette Heyer novels! I find them so comforting & cozy!
hello! When we enjoy something so much, as your vlogs, we too often forget the amount of planning and work it takes, it's not that someone follows your around and then makes a video of it! it's a lot to ask from a person who also has other work commitments. Although I will certainly miss the 2 video format, it's totally understandable, Miranda. We - well, I for sure- will cherish a Sunday video even more! Have to say, I absolutely devoured 'All sorts of lives' and am currently on a personal voyage with Katherine Mansfield, reading her journal, letters, biography and short stories. Hers was a fascinating life, however short it was. So, thank you for introducing her to me, I'd never payed any attention to KM before and knew nothing about her.
Thanks so much for your kind words, Victoria! And so glad you enjoyed the KM biography too! xxx
Hi you two….nice to see you today.
Thank you Miranda and Donna for your recommendation, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was my first Georgette Heyer, but will not be the last!
So glad you enjoyed it! xxx
I totally support your decision the return to one video a week, you give so much of yourself and self care is vital. Thank you so much for choosing Georgette Heyer, I always loved her books and had re read then so many times that I finally decluttered my collection! However (and this is a mystery to me) the Nonesuch came as a surprise, how could I possibly have forgotten Sir Waldo……and that it was set in my part of Yorkshire too? Delighted to say that my collection is growing again, great discussion, lovely to see so many first time readers in the comments too.
Thank you very much, Joy! Glad to have reintroduced you to The Nonesuch! xxx
Also, I think my favorite comfort book club will be The Wind in the Willow!!!! So excited!!
Yay!
What a lively and fun discussion this month. I am extremely happy about next month's book choice, Wind in The Willows is a life long favourite book, and I also tracked down a copy of the Dear Mouse letters as a companion read.
I also hope that your refreshed vlogging schedule will give you lots more time to read, relax, and enjoy time with your lovely Mum! X
My aunt bought me a couple of Georgette Heyer books as an early teenager. I attempted The Grand Sophy but found the language difficult at that time. This was therefore the first Georgette Heyer book I have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I have since found the copies my aunt bought me years ago (The Grand Sophy, Devils Cub and Arabella) and I am planning on reading them this year. Thank you Miranda for a wonderful recommendation.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the book a second time round, and that you've got some more of her novels to try next!
Hi Miranda and Donna
It was so lovely to see you both again. I will miss the twice a week but I understand. Please take care of yourself , always. You have given me such a zeal to read , once again. Thank you
Thank you so much!
Thank you Miranda and Donna. Take care of yourselves! Always a pleasure to read along with you.
Thank you so much, Hilary, for your support! And for your very kind words! I so appreciate both ❤️
I cant remember which novel my favourite saying is in but its 'more hair than wit'. It always makes me grin when I read that 😊
Loved this discussion, as always. Thank you for all the time and effort you put in. Have a nice rest and see you the sunday after next!
I love Georgette Heyer & have most of her books which I regularly reread. I enjoy the books for the characters & plots but am also always so impressed
by the meticulous research she did to make the books so accurate. The Nonesuch hasn't been a particular favourite but I will definitely reread it now.
My mum gave me a Heyer (I think it was Friday’s Child), when I was poorly in bed and had run out of my own books. I’ve heard something similar from a few Heyer fans over the years. It was such a delightful surprise - how clever, skilled, witty and funny her writing was. Also how well drawn all of her characters are, even the bit parts. I’m not a bit surprised that Stephen Fry is a fan. Thank you for prompting me to read this one again.
Thank you Miranda and Donna for a wonderful book discussion. I loved ‘The Nonesuch’ by Georgette Heyer which was my first time reading Heyer but won’t be my last. I was so intrigued about Heyer that I read her biography by Jennifer Kloester which I enjoyed so much. Thanks again for another awesome comfort bookclub read🧡
Enjoy any video that you post - and can only imagine all the work that goes with putting them together for our viewing. You are a joy and comfort to 'visit' with and so enjoy you and your Mum's company ( with my cuppa tea - in my Emma Bridgewater mug ( the Robin :) ). Hope you find that balance with everything you have on your plate! enjoy your weekend ... look forward to the next post. My love of Georgette Heyer ( is new ) and due to your recommendations - I so enjoyed the mystery one "A Christmas Party". Have you ever read the Cynthia Harrod-Eagles works - The Morland Dynasty? there are some 35! books in that series that were so enjoyable. have a wonderful weekend! Jacqueline
Thank you very much! So glad you're enjoying Heyer. No, I haven't read the Morland Dynasty books - thanks for the recommendation! xxx
Wonderful discussion as always! The Nonesuch is a fun read. I'm a big fan of GH's Country House mysteries and, always, forget how much I enjoy her romances. Completely understand your need to limit your vlogging. If I'm honest, I was having trouble keeping up. I can't imagine how you were doing it. Looking forward to reading The Wind in the Willows with everyone. I bought a beautiful edition with gorgeous watercolor and oil illustrations for the occasion.
Thank you very much for your kind words and support, Faith! They are much appreciated! Glad you're a GH fan too, and it will be lovely to return to The Wind in the Willows next month. ❤️
Miranda, I just got Wind in the Willows from the library and look forward to the discussion from the book club in March.
I read all the Georgette Heyer books I could find at the library or bookstores many many years ago and while Jane Austen was my standard for regency romances, I knew I could always count on a Heyer book to be a good read. So thank you for another great video, you’ve made me want to reread this book!
Heyer's research is most obvious in her use of language and fashions but her description of Waterloo (an infamous army) was still be used as part of the official curriculum at Sandringham during her nephew's officer training.
Your bookshelf background is fantastic 📚
Thank you!
I just received the folio society edition of wind in the willows, as a gift, just in time to reread it for the book club. I'm so excited! The illustrations are gorgeous!
I absolutely loved The Nonesuch. Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful author!
Thank you very much for your kind support, Stacy! I so appreciate it, and I'm delighted you enjoyed The Nonesuch! xxx
I love so much your channel that I would lik a video every day, but it would be impossible for anyone to keep such a quality. So you choose the best for you and it is the best for your channel and for us.
For reading in Italian, I was young, but we don't have a regency language, so many of the expressions were translated with similar Italian sentences. The original version is of course more precise, and witty.
Thanks so much, Silvia! And thank you for your lovely voice message! That's interesting to hear about the translation! xxx
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Thank you so much, Christina, for your lovely support and voice message! So glad you enjoyed reading along with us! xxx
I have done filming and editing for classes I teach. Unless you have done this, it is pretty shocking how much time it takes. Maybe the day will come when you outsource the editing, which most every youtuber I follow has done once they get a lot of subs!! Carry on with whatever your choices are as an influencer. You’re great!!🥰
Thank you!
To be honest I've never thought Miranda as an influencer But surely this is my personal impression
This is the first month I actually finished the book in time for your video. I absolutely loved The Nonesuch. It's only my second Georgette Heyer book, the first being Lady of Quality. I'm now listening to Charity Girl on audio. Her books are such a treat for the soul.
Loving the sound of The Nonesuch that I’ve had to order it to read. Thank you
Appreciate, admire and adore you both!
I enjoyed this book but what an abrupt ending - it really threw me! Lovely to see you both again.
Yes, her endings are often pretty abrupt!! xxx
That’s interesting, I have always felt that her endings were an improvement on Austen’s long drawn out explications at the end of her otherwise wonderful novels!
Sandra, I always feel the same way! I would like just a bit more of tying up the loose ends.
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Thank you so much for your very kind support, Teresa! I so appreciate it ❤️
Take care of yourself Miranda!! 😘
Thank you for this recommendation for the book club Miranda. I had not read anything by Heyer before. This was the first time I was able to participate and now I look forward to reading more of her regency romances.
So glad you could join in and that you enjoyed your first Heyer! xxx
Oh man. I opted out this time because I was thinking this was The Corinthian which is wonderful but problematic (very young heroine) - although I loved it when I was younger… I love The Nonesuch! And I’m off to reread it. Such a good choice. The Talisman Ring is my favorite laugh-out-loud Heyer!
my favourite thank you for introduction of georgette heyer. ~and adore you both and the book club and your vlogs⚜️🤎⚜️hugs from sheboygan, wi. {tina}
Thank you, Tina!
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Hi Miranda, I enjoy the comfort book club, but I wonder why you always have the same people leave messages? I thought there were a few new ones which I was glad to hear. Thank you so much.😊
I’m not sure what you mean. I think it’s nice that regular readers wish to contribute, but there is generally always someone new too. I don’t control who is able to send in a message! Xx
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Miranda, I'm new to your channel, so I'm not sure if you enjoy black and white classic movies, but have you ever seen All This and Heaven Too with Bette Davis? She plays a governess in that movie 📽
Welcome, Shelli! I do enjoy the old classic black and white films, but I don't think I've ever seen that Bette Davis one. I'll have to look out for it!
A lovely read. Although my favourite character was Tiffany because she was so awful. I would have loved it if Georgette Heyer had written a follow up with Tiffany and Laurence embarking on a romance. I loved how Laurence saw right through Tiffany's antics except for her spectacular tantrums.
She is definitely a character you love to hate!!
Be gentle with yourself!
Miranda, I so enjoy your videos, but do them at your own pace. The point is for you to enjoy making them as much as we enjoy watching them. 🙂
Thank you so much!
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The Nonesuch is one of my favorites. Have read now all but 2 of her historical romances.🩷🩷🩷
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Thank you so much indeed for your kind support, Heather! It's much appreciated! xxx