CULTURE EDITION
SNOWDRIFT AND OTHER STORIES
GEORGETTE HEYER
If you’re in the mood for romantic reads, look no further than Georgette Heyer. The Bridgerton author has shelves upon shelves of superb Regency-era stories available to distract, divert and disarm you, so it won’t be long before you’re cheering on a swapped- at-birth squire as he races to Gretna Green with the season’s sparkling diamond. This collection features three of Heyer’s more recently discovered Regency romances, which were written for magazines, and is a great way to dip your toe into Heyer’s world. Each of the snackable romances by this legendary author could probably be polished off in one cosy afternoon (depending on your reading speed!). Wherever you open this book to, you’ll find unplanned encounters, missed connections, forbidden love, grasping hands, duels, dances and debutantes galore. Those familiar with Heyer’s work will enjoy spotting the initial sketches of plots and conversations which she spun out into full-blown encounters in her later novels. If you’re keen to pick up more books in 2025, short stories are a low-commitment way to get back in the saddle, and if you’re eagerly awaiting Bridgerton ’s next installment then this collection is a splendid way to bide your time before the next series drops. It will give your exhausted attention span the same dopamine hit as doomscrolling – this is the Instagram Reels version of Bridgerton !
ROMANTASY READS
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The Cruel Prince
A Marvellous Light
Fourth Wing & Iron Flame
HOLLY BLACK
FREYA MARSKE
REBECCA YARROS
England, 1908, where the upper classes have magic and means. Non-magical civil servant Robin is mistakenly recruited as liaison to the magical world, alongside the frustratingly bookish, yet curiously handsome Edwin.
Orphaned Jude and her sisters have spent the past ten years living in the land of Faerie and are desperate to belong. But many fae would never accept a human as an equal, least of all the King’s malevolent youngest son, Prince Cardan.
Catch up on the first two parts of the epic Empyrean series following young Violet Sorrengail – who is unexpectedly enrolled in a military college for dragon riders – before embarking on the newest in the series, due to be published in spring 2025.
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