I truly enjoy BN books, some more than others, but she never wrote a clinker. Why? Because she writes about real people, people whom you are compelled to care about as you read. A nice day, a cup of coffee, some good music, and a Betty Neels book is always a pleasure.
The heroine is Sarah Beckwith in her twenties, on a road-trip with her whiny, indulged mother and her angry and downright unkind step-father. Almost immediately, they end up in an accident, due to her step-dad’s bullheadedness. He has an injured foot and ribs, the mother is concussed, and Sarah is stinky and covered with mud, but still tasked with pulling her parents to safety and blamed for everything involved with the accident.
Both parents make it into the hospital via emergency vehicle; complaining at every step about all the helpful thing done for them. Sarah is in the lobby tirelessly waiting for someone to que her in on the specifics regarding her parents. She falls asleep waiting for information. It is here at the Arnhem, Holland hospital that our hero, Dr. Litrik ter Breukel, an orthopaedic surgeon enters the scene. Unlike many BN heroes, he knows immediately that this is the girl for him, but he also realizes he must move cautiously.
He arranges for her to stay with his great-aunt, giving her a place, funds, and purpose while she waits for her parents to get better. He arranges for their transport home to England. He very soon realizes that she will never be released from her servant, do-for-me-every-minute choke hold her parents have over her. Ever resourceful, he soon arranges for the parents to go on a holiday to get “special physical therapy” at a resort. Then, he arranges for her to experience life via a dreary job at the hospital canteen. He believes this will open her eyes to him and life. After a few situations in which Litrik and Sarah function at cross-purposes, true love happens. He rescues her from her second hopeless job, stocking shelves at the local store, declares again he loves her and wants to marry her. This time she believes him and the wedding happens with lightning speed as the hero irons out all difficulties. Totally satisfying.
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