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| Original Title: | Esmeralda |
| ISBN: | 0373512236 (ISBN13: 9780373512232) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Esmeralda Jones, Thimo Bamstra |
Betty Neels
Paperback | Pages: 224 pages Rating: 4.13 | 334 Users | 22 Reviews
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| Title | : | Esmeralda |
| Author | : | Betty Neels |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 224 pages |
| Published | : | December 25th 2002 by Harlequin Readers' Choice (first published September 1976) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Contemporary. Fiction. Contemporary Romance. Category Romance |
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4 Stars ~ Esmeralda is a staff nurse on the children's orthopedic ward of a busy London hospital. She doesn't need the work as she has an allowance from a trust fund, but she finds nursing very rewarding. When she was three she was injured in a riding accident that left her with a very badly mangled foot and a horrible limp. Over the years she's had many doctors look at the damage and none could do anything. Much to her surprise an esteemed Dutch surgeon, Thimo, says he can re-break the bones and reshape them. The surgery will have to take place in his hospital in Holland but after three months no one would ever know she had been injured. Esmeralda eagerly agrees to the operation. A very ambitious junior surgeon, Leslie, has his eye on Esmeralda's trust fund, though she thinks he's genuinely interested in her. He warns Esmeralda that Thimo is a foreigner and his fees will be enormous Esmeralda thinks that if she were to have the surgery and no longer limp, she would be so much more suitable to be Leslie's wife. Travelling to Holland, Esmeralda discovers Thimo has thought of everything to make her stay comfortable. After the surgery, he's very attentive, but she finds it frustrating because he rarely shares any information about himself. As the weeks pass, Esmeralda wonders more and more about Thimo, and less about Leslie, who seems to have forgotten all about her. Thimo doesn't want Esmeralda to form affection for him out of gratitude or on the rebound, so he patiently waits for her to find her own heart.Betty Neel's heroines all have a very generous nature. With Esmeralda this nature keeps her from seeing that Leslie is a gold digger and she is starved for the attention he gives her. Betty Neel's heroes tend to be the quiet, patient types who know they are in love well before the heroine does. Thimo's in a predicament, he doesn't want gratitude to falsely form into love for Esmeralda, so he keeps himself at arms length. He risks his own heart with his patience, because once back in England, Esmeralda is back in Leslie's sphere. I found myself rooting whole heartedly for Thimo to have his HEA, and of course, he does!
As a note, Loveday and Adam from "Cruise to a Wedding" are Thimo's very close friends in this book. I'll be adding that one to my TBR soon pile. :)
Rating Epithetical Books Esmeralda
Ratings: 4.13 From 334 Users | 22 ReviewsAssessment Epithetical Books Esmeralda
Esmerelda is lovely plain-faced girl with a foot that is crippled. As a nure she meets a surgeon who willing to correct the problimatic foot and steals her heart. I loved it.Good enough to pass quick hour or so, but definitely not one of my favorites of hers.
Esmeralda is an interesting heroine because she is both brave in adversity but also a little self absorbed. She is in love with an ambitious young doctor, not realising he is only in love with her trust fund. He pretends not to care about her badly deformed foot and limp but Esmeralda cares that she wont be the right wife for him as a cripple.So the scene is set for the entrance of our hero. Thimo Bamstra is a notable orthopaedic surgeon and has the skills to fix her foot. Our heroine doesn't
This is one of my favorite Betty Neels books. I've read it more than once.
A delightfully different heroine! This PBN is actually a RBN with a crippled foot who, although not pretty, isn't quite as sensitive as most Aramintas (presumably the money makes her more self-confident). Her foot was broken at age 3 when her pony stepped on it, crushing the bones; nothing was done and the bones fused incorrectly. Now the head consultant brings in the RDD to try and put it to rights.Family is a loving mother and nanny; father is dead. OM is an ambitious surgical resident who has
I have never read this author and was pleasantly surprised. I received them years ago when I was in a Harlequin book club and they have been on my shelves that long. I loved the book the story the characters the romance just so sweet. Then I read this author continued writing in her 90's. I'm sorry that she has passed.Wonderful read just so sweet.
It was an interesting read. I wonder if my book was missing a page at the end because it seemed to end very abruptly.
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