Georgette Heyer was my favorite author for many years. She was the queen of regency romance. Her novels are historically accurate and her character development is superb. She has, in fact, created some of my favorite characters of all time.
The title says it all, Sir Waldo Hawksridge is the nonesuch. What is a nonesuch you may ask? A nonesuch is a paragon, perfection, the ultimate in all that Regency England considers important. He is handsome, wealthy, a great horseman and most importantly single.
We meet Sir Waldo and his two cousins in the first chapter and it is impossible not to admire his character. He has a great sense of humor and does not take himself at all seriously. We discover that beyond perfection he is also kind and caring and has a very altruistic side.
We are next introduced to two females who will play a very important part in the rest of the story. Ancilla Trent is of good but impoverished birth and is working as a governess/companion to the great beauty Tiffany Wield. Tiffany is shallow and self-centered and inclined to throw tantrums when she is thwarted in any way. Ancilla does her best to keep the worst tendencies from manifesting themselves outside of the household.
When Sir Waldo comes to Yorkshire to take possession of his inheritance, Broom Hall, the two households are thrown together and what ensues is a very entertaining romance that will have you smiling throughout.
While the ending is predictable, it is arrived at in a very entertaining way that makes this a book that is hard to put down.
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