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From Jane Austenâs spirited Bennet sisters and Georgette Heyerâs dashing gentlemen and independent-minded ladies to more modern series, such as Joanna Bourneâs action-packed spymaster novels and Alyssa Coleâs addictive American civil war-centred sagas, the Georgian-era saga retains a special place in many readersâ hearts.
Now the most popular recent Regency romance of them all â Julia Quinnâs bestselling Bridgerton family novels â is set to be the biggest screen hit of the Christmas period. A glossy adaptation, overseen by producer Shonda Rhimes and written by Chris Van Dusen and a group of rising young women writers including Abby McDonald, Janet Lim, Sarah Dollard and Joy C Mitchell, arrives on Netflix on Christmas Day.