Henrietta's Own Castle
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4.8 • 28 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
When Henrietta was left a house in a Dutch village, she decided to make her home there, and settled happily into her new abode. She thought she would like everything about Holland—except Marnix van Hessel. As "lord of the manor," he behaved as if it were still the Middle Ages! Why couldn't he just marry his fiancée and leave Henrietta in peace?
Customer Reviews
A Lovely Read
I first read some of Betty Neels' books when I was a twelve year old in the 1990's. I was staying with my grandmother for the summer and wanted something to read. Neels' books were charming and really made an impression on me. Little girls probably shouldn't read romance novels, but these were something special.
Flash forward twenty years. I remembered the characters and how much I loved the author's gentle heroines and lovely descriptions of post-war life, but I'd forgotten her name. It took me countless Google queries, but finally I discovered Betty Neels again.
Read this book and you'll be enchanted, too. It's a lovely little window into a time where gender roles were refreshingly solid, where manners and homemaking skills counted for something.