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April Lady

  • 1956 first published
  • 268 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (6 ratings)
  • 38 editions

Georgette Heyer's April Lady (1956) is a historical romance and Regency romance novel. It takes readers to England and Great Britain in the Regency era. Characters include Lady Helen Cardross and Lord Giles Cardross. Readers will find themes of man-woman relationships, Georgia, religious and marriage.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 65 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 38 editions.

At about 268 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About April Lady

Despite the scandalous blemish on the family name of his 18 year old bride, Lord Giles Cardross is convinced beautiful Helen cares for him. When newlywed begins to fill her days with fashion and frivolity, her husband has to wonder whether she really did marry him for his money, as his family so helpfully suggests. He thought they were marrying for love, but as the bills and extravagant debts begin to mount up, Giles begins to suspect that perhaps his adored wife isn't as innocent as he supposed. Especially since, as of late, she's been unable to look him in the eye... Impetuous Lady Helen Cardross had collected quite a basket of little white lies in her efforts to help those less fortunate than herself. There were, for example; her own dashing, debt-ridden brother, and her husband's love-sick, youthful sister. But to her adored (and adoring) lord and master, there could be no dissembling of integrity, honor, or truth. One faced up to grim reality -- unless one were Lady Helen. When his family's priceless jewels disappear, Lord Cardross is aghast at the idea that his lovely new wife might be the culprit, but he soon discovers the truth about Lady Nell's situation. And between his concern over his wife's spending sprees, rescuing her impulsive brother from one scrape after another, and attempting to prevent his own half--it's no wonder the much-tried earl can't see where he's gone wrong.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Lady Helen Cardross
  • Lord Giles Cardross

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • English Historical fiction
  • Love stories
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Romance
  • Georgia
  • Religious
  • Marriage
  • Regency romance
  • Historical romance
  • Great britain
  • Historical fiction
  • Regency historical romance
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Frères et sœurs
  • Romans, nouvelles

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote April Lady?

April Lady was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1956.

What genre is April Lady?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance, Regency Romance and Historical Fiction.

How long is April Lady?

The median edition has 268 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to April Lady?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mischief, Second Sight and The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy.

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