Private Arrangements

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{{Infobox book

| name = Private Arrangements

| image = Private Arrangements Sherry Thomas.jpg

| caption = First edition cover

| author = Sherry Thomas

| cover_artist =

| country = United States

| language = English

| genre = Historical romance

| published = 2008 (Bantam)

| media_type = Print

| pages = 368

| isbn = 9780440244318

}}

Private Arrangements is a historical romance novel written by Sherry Thomas. It was published in 2008 by Bantam Books.

Critical reception

Private Arrangements received the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award - Best Historical in 2008.{{Cite web |last=Williamsburg Regional Library |title=Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award - Best Historical: 2008 |url=https://link.wrl.org/resource/Sv5A_3LgOzA/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323005917/https://link.wrl.org/resource/Sv5A_3LgOzA/urce/Sv5A_3LgOzA/ |archive-date=23 March 2023 |website=Williamsburg Regional Library}}

The Historical Novel Society called Private Arrangements "a delightful story with a well-developed plot that is well balanced with the right amount of historical detail" and noted that its "characters are complex and the emotional conflict is believable."{{cite web | url=https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/private-arrangements/ | title=Review of Private Arrangements | publisher=Historical Novel Society | date=May 2008 | accessdate=June 10, 2015 | author=Braver, Audrey}}

Awards

  • Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award - Best Historical{{cite web |title=Review of Private Arrangements |url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/private-arrangements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205095458/http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/private-arrangements |archive-date=5 December 2018 |accessdate=June 9, 2015 |publisher=Romantic Times}}
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2008{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2008 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20081103/11419-pw-s-best-books-of-the-year.html |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}

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