Powder and Patch

Georgette Heyer is unbeatable "Sunday Telegraph" For her, he would do anything. Plainspoken country gentleman Philip Jettan won t bother with a powdered wig, high heels, and fashionable lace cuffs, until he discovers that his lovely neighbor is enamored with a sophisticated man-about-town. But what [...]
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Georgette Heyer is unbeatable "Sunday Telegraph" For her, he would do anything. Plainspoken country gentleman Philip Jettan won t bother with a powdered wig, high heels, and fashionable lace cuffs, until he discovers that his lovely neighbor is enamored with a sophisticated man-about-town. But what is it that she really wants? Cleone Charteris sends her suitor Philip away to get some town polish, and he comes back with powder, patches, and all the manners of a seasoned rake. Does Cleone now have exactly the kind of man she s always wanted, or was her insistence on Philip s remarkable transformation a terrible mistake? "