…reads the first line of the prologue: a break in tradition from a genre that usually sets up class or character, the need for marriage or the disappointment of pursuit. “Anthony Bridgerton had always known he would die young,” (1) More still, his philandering ways are very much an outplay of loss and uncertainty following the death of his father and his requirement to step into a role years ahead of his young self. Yet the patriarchal head of the Bridgerton family is not a position Anthony desires. Lord Anthony Bridgerton, eldest of the series’ eponymous family is, as ton gossip monger Lady Whistledown insists, a capital R rake. Here, the canvas of a London season showcases two hearts burdened by grief and anxiety only to find love amidst a cast of familiar characters beloved by readers the world over. Returning to The Viscount Who Loved Me I found myself in the pages of a romantic masterpiece.
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