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The Wood Nymph is the digital reissue of a previously published and long out-of-print novel by New York Times Bestselling author Mary Balogh. Lady Helen Wade is not interested in living the proper life of a proper young lady. She prefers to slip away to her own place in the woods, where she can wear comfortable clothes and let her hair down and go barefoot while she dreams and paints and communes with nature. There she meets the rich and handsome William Mainwaring, newly arrived owner of the property upon which the woods stand. William, nursing a broken heart, is enchanted by the simple country girl whom he knows only as Nell, and returns a number of times in the hope of seeing her again. A brief, passionate affair ensues before guilt sends William abruptly away so that he can avoid further temptation to ruin her. When they meet again, Helen and William are both in London, and he knows her for who she is. How can he persuade her that he is not the heartless cad she believes him to be when he knows he behaved badly? And how can he persuade her that he loves both Nell and Helen-and that somehow he is worthy of her love?… (más)
We first met William Mainwaring in the previous book. Unfortunately, for the first part of this book, he's kind of a jerk. When he meets eccentric Lady Helen Wade, he mistakes her for a servant or village lass and excuses his subsequent actions because of her supposed status. Helen (or Nell) is more fey than eccentric, a young lady who prefers the woods and countryside to society, and she's intrigued by William. By the time they meet again in London, Nell has revised her opinion and she hates him. William is appalled to find his fey nymph is really a lady and sets out to woo her. What really saved this story for me and made it memorable is that William grew up in an isolated household and is a naive virgin. Knowing this made his behavior with Nell more forgivable, especially as she was willing. It ends up a lovely story about two somewhat different people who are perfect for each other. ( )
In this very early Balogh title, the hero is a 31 year old virgin, due to having been raised in virtual isolation from society by his reclusive grandfather. The heroine is very young, naive, and an eccentric 'child of nature'. Bringing this improbable couple together makes this a rather tortuous read. However, there are scenes and motifs that Balogh uses more effectively in later novels: tree climbing, swimming, observations about the difficulty of capturing the beauty of nature in art, and idealized love. ( )
In this very early Balogh title, the hero is a 31 year old virgin, due to having been raised in virtual isolation from society by his reclusive grandfather. The heroine is very young, naive, and an eccentric 'child of nature'. Bringing this improbable couple together makes this a rather tortuous read. However, there are scenes and motifs that Balogh uses more effectively in later novels: tree climbing, swimming, observations about the difficulty of capturing the beauty of nature in art, and idealized love. ( )
One of the few romances I have saved from a Regency Romance frenzy in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Ms. Balogh really can write; this is an engrossing if not very believable story. ( )
The Wood Nymph is the digital reissue of a previously published and long out-of-print novel by New York Times Bestselling author Mary Balogh. Lady Helen Wade is not interested in living the proper life of a proper young lady. She prefers to slip away to her own place in the woods, where she can wear comfortable clothes and let her hair down and go barefoot while she dreams and paints and communes with nature. There she meets the rich and handsome William Mainwaring, newly arrived owner of the property upon which the woods stand. William, nursing a broken heart, is enchanted by the simple country girl whom he knows only as Nell, and returns a number of times in the hope of seeing her again. A brief, passionate affair ensues before guilt sends William abruptly away so that he can avoid further temptation to ruin her. When they meet again, Helen and William are both in London, and he knows her for who she is. How can he persuade her that he is not the heartless cad she believes him to be when he knows he behaved badly? And how can he persuade her that he loves both Nell and Helen-and that somehow he is worthy of her love?
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By the time they meet again in London, Nell has revised her opinion and she hates him. William is appalled to find his fey nymph is really a lady and sets out to woo her. What really saved this story for me and made it memorable is that William grew up in an isolated household and is a naive virgin. Knowing this made his behavior with Nell more forgivable, especially as she was willing. It ends up a lovely story about two somewhat different people who are perfect for each other. (