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Popular culture abounds with Harvard references, with inside humor employed most famously in “The Simpsons.” Julia Quinn’s novels have a Mr. Pennypacker. That’s where she lived freshman year, and if one intended to enshrine things in romance, Pottinger??s first year at Harvard is not a bad choice...
Interestingly, this awareness of the public consciousness as it relates to romance is Pottinger??s specialty—sort of. Her books are set in “Regency England,” a time and place seemingly constructed solely for mass marketed paperbacks, reminiscent of Sense and Sensibility, but with snappier comebacks. Still, her themes are universal, and have proved more relevant to younger readers than those of her predecessors. Her heroines are not perfect. Penelope Featherington, the central character in Bridgerton, is delicately described as “plump?...
...Pottinger??s own Valentine’s Day plans, aside from the anticipated publication of an op-ed on the holiday in a local paper, include a rare evening out with her husband. “My mom’s in town, so I have a babysitter,” she says. As a professional romantic, she says she doesn’t harbor any ill will toward romance, in college or otherwise. “I have to approach [romance] as a job. I haven’t had any horrible experiences, unless you count high...
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