Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

I don't regard Sprig Muslin as one of her strongest efforts, but it was the first Heyer I happened to find on sale at the local mall bookstore, and, come to think of it, I believe it was the first Heyer I read aloud to my family on vacation. I was re-reading Sprig Muslin on a long car trip, and my mother wanted to know what I was giggling at in the backseat. So it was easier just to continue reading aloud, to the delight of my mother (who had a Master's degree in English literature) and the relieved boredom of the rest of the family. We took to passing the book around, taking turns reading aloud, and continued with several other Heyers, as well as Pride and Prejudice and The Vicar of Wakefield and eventually even Shogun (yes, my father insisted it was his turn to choose the book, and that's what he picked).