Indiscretion

by Jude Morgan

Book Overview

When your father is a man of expensive tastes and schemes but very little money, you soon learn to make do. So when Captain Fortune, a well-meaning but profligate ex-soldier in Regency England, tells his daughter Caroline that they are ruined, she automatically starts seeking employment as a governess. Her father, however, has far grander designs for Miss Fortune. Caro is to become the companion of Mrs. Catling, the rich, fierce widow of her father's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312362064
• ISBN13: 9780312362065
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A fun, well written story

If you want to get lost in a Georgette Heyer- or Jane Austen-type novel, this will satisfy that need. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and felt a loss (missed the characters) when I finished it. During our current challenging times, this is a great story for escapism.

Wonderful book!

I whipped through this book even though I am not usually a fan of regency books. The characters in this book are wonderful though and if a sequel were possible, I would implore Jude Morgan to write one!

Clever Attempt at Jane Austen

Jude Morgan's novel, Indiscretion, reads a lot like Jane Austen, just with a little more scandal, and a little less pomp. Unlike other period novels, Indiscretion does not gloss up history with sex, flirtation, and coy writing, but sticks close to the modest fiction of that time period. The novel draws many parallels to books of the same genre by Regency authors: the wealthy, upper class; a young, outspoken woman; marriage, engagement, elopement, etc. It follows Caroline Fortune, or Miss Fortune, for a little play on words, whose father's bad habits with money force her to take a position as a companion to an elderly woman. Reminiscent of the strong, battle-axe widows of other literature, acting as companion is no easy job for Caroline, though with the usual wit and spirit of most heroines, she manages to fare well enough through honesty and strength. A change in circumstances brings her to the country among relatives, where romance unfolds, scandals take place, and indiscretion abounds, but all with the same wordy, descriptive phrases and subtle hints that make Austen such a joy. For those of us who love Austen, Morgan does a good job of breathing spirit back into the genre and reminding us of the beautiful world of haughty morals, spirited young women, and marriage.

Wonderful!

I loved this witty book - I have been hesitant to buy anything (especially hardcover) that is supposed to be just like Jane Austen's writing. This book however, does not try so hard and it is very like her writing. I loved the witty conversations - just perfect - I hope this author continues in this vein.

Thoroughly Delightful

This is a Regency style novel written with intelligence and wit. Miss Fortune, the heroine of the story, reveals, through her words and thoughts, delightful, wise, laugh-out-loud funny, and sometimes very poignant insights into the human heart. I highly recommend the book.

If you like Georgette Heyer...

Very good book in the style of Georgette Heyer, very engaging characters and a charming heroine. A true regency novel with a good plot and a pretty ending. "When Caroline Fortune's prodigal father loses all they possess, he arranges for his daughter to become the companion of the formidable Mrs Catling. Although uncomfortable with the plan, Caroline resolves to make the most of this introduction to polite society, and her beauty and intelligence soon attract many admirers. But, much to her dismay, she is just a quick to realize that love and romance are not what some `gentlemen' seek and finds herself unjustly complicated in their indiscretions. Exasperated by her predicament, can Miss Fortune retain her reputation without losing her head and her heart?" BACK COVER