A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting is a wonderfully fun romp in the spirit of Georgette Heyer (see here and here) and Jane Austin. Set in London in 1818, a penniless oldest sister, whose parents have died, leaving her and her four sisters deep in debt, must secure a rich husband, and quick. So she and her prettiest sister head off to London to “come out,” and all sorts of intrigue ensues.
Fortune-hunting sounds conniving, but this is a character that we like and have sympathy with. She has no other (respectable) options open to her to safeguard her home and her sisters’ futures.
How does a nobody get into the top levels of society? Don’t put anything past Kitty. After some plot twists, this book ends quite satisfactorily, and we are glad.
Read this if you need something light, entertaining, fast moving, and diverting, complete with witty banter. I found it a perfect summer read after some more serious stuff. I loved it and give it five stars.
Plus, it is clean too (not sexy or smutty), so you can give it as a gift to teens, even though it is not written for them. I think it would be perfect for a BBC production!
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