A Passion for Passion is a love letter to romance fiction. It celebrates the joyful silliness of books that are written to follow the rules.
Alice Fraser has a special place in her heart for the sweeping... Read More
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A Passion for Passion is a love letter to romance fiction. It celebrates the joyful silliness of books that are written to follow the rules.
Alice Fraser has a special place in her heart for the sweeping silliness of romance novels. The journey to reach a believable Happily Ever After can go via an unbelievable rollercoaster of intensity, through wildly entertaining twists and unlikely turns. To celebrate the unparalleled joy this genre can bring to readers and defy its oft maligned status, Alice has created the author, D'Ancey LaGuarde, the ineffably mysterious, outrageously prolific, undisputed regent of the art of romance.
Collecting together excerpts, book cover designs, character sketches and synopses of ‘D'Ancey’s’ most absurdly frivolous and outlandishly whimsical works: from A Knight of Passion to The Dragon Lord's Lady and Luring the Laird to A Cowboy Called Home, this is an exclusive glimpse into the tropes and dreams that rise like perfumed bubbles through the fecund swamp of the romantic mind, and a fulsome challenge to anyone denying the importance of joy purely for its own sake.
This book will be a constant source of solace and encouragement for romance fans worldwide, and the perfect companion to smuggle into your next ball . . .
Details
- Price: $19.95
- Pages: 224
- Carton Quantity: 36
- Publisher: Unbound
- Imprint: Unbound
- Publication Date: 6th May 2025
- Trim Size: 5.55 x 8.74 in
- Illustration Note: Black and white illustrations throughout
- ISBN: 9781800183629
- Format: Hardcover
- BISACs:
FICTION / Adaptations & Pastiche
LITERARY CRITICISM / Humor
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica
FICTION / Romance / Collections & Anthologies
Reviews
"Podcaster Fraser debuts with a frivolous send-up of romance novels that alternates between meditations on the appeal of various subgenres and satirical back-cover copy for fictional romance books." — Publishers Weekly
"A predictably brilliant and joyful satirical page-turner from the ever-clever Alice Fraser." — Deborah Frances-White, comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist"This tome, surely destined to be regarded as the definitive LaGuarde collection, will take its rightful place in the Romance pantheon, to be read, enjoyed and cuddled as long as this famous species of ours retains an interest in the workings of its own fervid hearts." — Andy Zaltzman, comedian and host of The Bugle
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A Passion for Passion is a love letter to romance fiction. It celebrates the joyful silliness of books that are written to follow the rules.
Alice Fraser has a special place in her heart for the sweeping silliness of romance novels. The journey to reach a believable Happily Ever After can go via an unbelievable rollercoaster of intensity, through wildly entertaining twists and unlikely turns. To celebrate the unparalleled joy this genre can bring to readers and defy its oft maligned status, Alice has created the author, D'Ancey LaGuarde, the ineffably mysterious, outrageously prolific, undisputed regent of the art of romance.
Collecting together excerpts, book cover designs, character sketches and synopses of ‘D'Ancey’s’ most absurdly frivolous and outlandishly whimsical works: from A Knight of Passion to The Dragon Lord's Lady and Luring the Laird to A Cowboy Called Home, this is an exclusive glimpse into the tropes and dreams that rise like perfumed bubbles through the fecund swamp of the romantic mind, and a fulsome challenge to anyone denying the importance of joy purely for its own sake.
This book will be a constant source of solace and encouragement for romance fans worldwide, and the perfect companion to smuggle into your next ball . . .
- Price: $19.95
- Pages: 224
- Carton Quantity: 36
- Publisher: Unbound
- Imprint: Unbound
- Publication Date: 6th May 2025
- Trim Size: 5.55 x 8.74 in
- Illustrations Note: Black and white illustrations throughout
- ISBN: 9781800183629
- Format: Hardcover
- BISACs:
FICTION / Adaptations & Pastiche
LITERARY CRITICISM / Humor
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica
FICTION / Romance / Collections & Anthologies
"Podcaster Fraser debuts with a frivolous send-up of romance novels that alternates between meditations on the appeal of various subgenres and satirical back-cover copy for fictional romance books." — Publishers Weekly
"A predictably brilliant and joyful satirical page-turner from the ever-clever Alice Fraser." — Deborah Frances-White, comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist"This tome, surely destined to be regarded as the definitive LaGuarde collection, will take its rightful place in the Romance pantheon, to be read, enjoyed and cuddled as long as this famous species of ours retains an interest in the workings of its own fervid hearts." — Andy Zaltzman, comedian and host of The Bugle