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Charity Girl (Paperback)

by Georgette Heyer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (7 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099468050
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099468059
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 27,801 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Fate and a chivalrous impulse combine to saddle Viscount Desford with a friendless homeless waif named Cherry Steane, to whom else should he turn in such a scrape but his old childhood playmate, Henrietta Silverdale? For all they refused to oblige their parents by marrying, they have always been the best of friends. But as Desford pursues Cherry's lickpenny grandfather and reprobate father around unfashionable watering places and the seedier fringes of society, Hetta is forced to wonder whether he might not, at last, have fallen in love. Without the timely intervention of his scapegrace brother Simon, and Hetta's worthy suitor Gary Nethercott, Desford is in danger of making a rare mess of his affairs.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Humourous & lively story, 16 Oct 2001
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This review is from: Charilty Girl (Hardcover)
A delightful Heyer romance, this time with two female protagonists. We follow the parallel stories of young Cherry Steane, a runaway, and "spinster" Henrietta Silverdale, who inadvertently rescues Cherry. The contrast between the two is enjoyable; the older, wiser, and more worldly Henrietta, daughter of a baronet, and the young, fanciful Cherry, still very unaware of Society's rules and how easily they can ruin her.

Cherry is "rescued" from her unhappy home by the Viscount Desford, who was once engaged to Henrietta. He enlists Henrietta's help, and as the the two spend more time together, and with the appearance of several other suitors, we are unclear as to where romance will develop! This book almost has a "whodunnit" feel, as the mystery is in which characters will end up together!

There is much humour as Henrietta tries to steer Cherry away from mistakes and social ruin. Both characters are likeable, and the interplay of other characters around them keeps the book lively.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not her best, 16 Feb 2002
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This review is from: Charity Girl (Paperback)
I think this may be one of GH's earlier works: the characters are not as rounded and the stoty not as satisfying as we have come to expect. Still, it is a different take on the usual romance: the two principles feel rather diffident about each other and the misunderstandings that arise when Desford tries to help a pretty girl don't exactly smooth the path to true love. Of-course it all ends happily as the trials they endure allow Henrietta to express her real feelings and give Desford the opportunity to show a more dashing side to his hitherto rather dull character. Worth reading if you are a fan, but not the best book to sample Heyer's writing.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst Heyer books I've read, 27 Nov 2007
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This was one of three Heyer books which I would never want to read again and I have read almost all her regency novels. The characters were just not appealing and elements of the story seemed similar to several of her other books. I found it quite boring and not up to her usual standard.
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I can read Georgette Heyer all day and this is one of my favourites. Her use of language and details of the era are wonderful and I can lose myself in her histories. Read more
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