Her diligent nature was evident in her historical books.įrom 1932, the author often wrote one thriller and one romance each year. Even though some critics considered her books too detailed, others viewed the level of detail to be author’s greatest asset. To ensure accuracy in her novels, Georgette Heyer collected reference sources and kept detailed notes on all the aspects of Regency life. Jane Austen inspired her regency’s works. The author established the historical romance genre as well as its subgenre Regency romance. For the rest of her life, she refused to grant any interviews saying that her private life was only for herself and her family. These Old Shades a best seller despite the time of its release, in the midst of the General Strike, Heyer thus concluded that publicity does not influence good sales. The couple spent many years living in Macedonia and Tanganyika Territory before returning to England in 1929. Later in 1925, she got married to a mining engineer George Ronald Rougier. She began her writing career in 1921 when she converted a real story for her younger brother into a book by the title The Black Moth.
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