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Friday's Child

  • 1944 first published
  • 376 pages
  • ★ 4.8 (10 ratings)
  • 48 editions

Published in 1944, Friday's Child is a historical romance and Regency romance novel by Georgette Heyer. The story is set in London, England and Brighton, England, in George III, 1760–1820. Characters include Hero Wantage and Viscount 'Sherry' Sheringham. Readers will find themes of Great Britain.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 100 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 48 editions.

It runs to roughly 376 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Friday's Child

Rejected by the woman he deeply craves, the incomparable Miss Milborne, for his unsteadiness of character, wild Viscount Sheringham is bent on avenging fate and coming into his fortune. Rebellious young Sherry could not gain his inheritance until he married, he leaves his mother's house and on a passionate impulse, he vowed to marry the next woman he saw. But the very first woman he sees is his life-long friend Hero Wantage, a young and charmingly unsophisticated girl. To orphaned, pixie-ish Hero, who has secretly loved him since childhood, it seemed like a star-studded dream when dashing Lord Sheringham asked her to be his bride--for although she knew it was a marriage of convenience (his convenience), it eliminated the depressing prospect of life as a governess. It seems that this marriage might solve all their problems. Back in London, Hero soon discovers the glamorous social scene and strives to make a name for herself among the right circles. But their marriage soon became a frenetic comedy of errors, as Hero tried to keep up with the fashionable and very unfamiliar society in which she now found herself. From chariot races to gambling tables to exclusive drawing rooms, an exasperated Sherry followed in his wife's wake, trying to clear the air after her well-intentioned but scatterbrained escapades. But when Sherry intervenes, fearing she’ll embarrass them both, misunderstandings pile up, friendships are tested and hearts are pushed to breaking point.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Hero Wantage
  • Viscount 'Sherry' Sheringham

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Great Britain

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Friday's Child?

Friday's Child was written by Georgette Heyer and first published in 1944.

What genre is Friday's Child?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is Friday's Child?

The median edition has 376 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Friday's Child?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Unexpected Wife, Mischief and I Thee Wed.

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