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I'll admit it openly and unashamedly: I am a Georgette Heyer fangirl. Anyone who knows me, knows that I simply don't read romances or chick lit, so this admission is a rather earth shattering.

I have been a Heyer fan, since that day in the library when, ever searching for something to recommend to a precocious early teens reader, our local librarian Jill turned to the other librarian Mary and said, "How about Georgette Heyer?". Mary, the Heyer reader, decreed that was an excellent idea, and lead me through the stacks to the H's, showed me the row of Heyer's novels and recommended one. It was love at first read. Since, I've tried other "Regency" authors, but my addiction is to Ms. Heyer, not to the genre of Regency Romance.

Ms. Heyer was excruciatingly historically accurate (to the annoyance of her critics) and filled her books with as much of the language and flavor of Regency England as she possibly could (another sore spot with critics). For a teenager with Asperger's, a predilection toward British history and a love of words, Ms. Heyer's Regency novels, full of such detailed depictions of high society life during this time, were gifts from heaven. I still read them anytime I want a lighter read, to escape completely and totally into another time.

Charity Girl has long been one of my favorites, since that first reading when I found myself surprised (due to slowness to pick up on social cues, even in books) with the ending couples. In this delightful novel, the Viscount Desford (quite the eligible bachelor), meets young (beneath her years) Charity Steane in the role of poor relation in her aunt's house. The next day, he literally runs across her as he is returning to London; she has run away from her unkind (though not cruel, but certainly not loving) aunt and is attempting to walk to London.

Desford knows that she is unsuspecting prey for any blackguard that drives by and does what any decent gentleman would do: he reluctantly becomes involved. His attempts to help Charity find a safe place send him from one shire to the next watering hole, looking for her grandfather. In the meantime, he has placed Charity in the charge of his best friend, Hetta, much to Hetta's chagrin. They've been friends since nursery days, though, and Hetta is persuaded to help him out this scrape, though she worries about the outcome.

Charity Girl is witty and intelligent, with a satisfying romantic conclusion. Her characters are lively and their dialogue is a joy to read. For light reading (though meatier than most light reading), one can't go wrong with this one.


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Charity Girl Georgette Heyer 9780099468059 Books Reviews

I love Georgette Heyer regency novels, but Charity Girl is not one of her best. There is too much running around, too many side characters that enter for just one scene, too many cant phrases to look up if you want to know what the meaning is. I much prefer The Grand Sophy or Frederica, among others.
Heyer's novels vary all over the map as to how much "romance" there is or isn't in them; this one falls on the "less romance" side. There is a hero/heroine romantic relationship, but it is not the central focus. In this, one of her later novels, Heyer focused on the subsidiary characters (which I think were her greatest strength). I wouldn't give this one to someone who was trying Heyer for the first time, especially if they come from a romance-reading viewpoint, but I would give it to someone who likes social comedy and fine, precise writing.
Quite nice. I will admit that this conforms to my general wish that Heyer would go a little beyond the accepted proposal before books end (something I wish about other authors too at times!), and let her heroes have a weakness or two instead of being uniformly rich, handsome, socially gifted, good with horses/sports, and intelligent. But beyond that, I enjoyed the plotting, where the story took us and ended up, and the other characters she created (though one or two could have been fleshed out a bit more). It was nice to see how she paired up the couple at the end and to read about a lady who is comfortable being an "old maid" (in her late 20's) for the time being.
This book is advertised as a Regency Romance. Very few of Georgette Heyer's Regency books are romances in the true sense, though usually the H and h end up together. Charity Girl is not one of my favourite books by Heyer. It focuses, in part, on the results of loving unwisely and flouting society's rules. The outcome is felt most by the children, in this case Charity Steane who is abandoned by her father and has to live on the cold charity of an unloving aunt, forced to be an unpaid servant for her five daughters. No love, little money and less attention is wasted on Charity or Cherry as she is called in the book. Fathers feature heavily - top notch, miserly, petty or missing. Also the importance of one's position in society. Viscount Desford, the H, accidentally meets Cherry at a ball given by her ambitious aunt. Early on in the book he had been on the receiving end of his father's bad temper, but he is unruffled as he knows he is afflicted by gout. The Earl is loved and respected by his family and indulged affectionately when he is out of sorts. His support for his children contrasts strongly with the cold, calculated feelings of Cherry's grandfather and errant father . Desford is 29, a man about town, who has declined to offer for his neighbour who is a good sort of girl, but much like a sister. I didn't really take to the hero. He is well liked, doesn't cross the line with behaviour, keeps a few mistresses and calls on Hetta his neighbour/good sport/ sister when he gets into a spot of bother. He seems to be a spendthrift having inherited money from his great-aunt and enjoys the pleasures of a bachelor life. He casually visits Hetta when he is home but shows a distinct coolness to any other males who also visit her or show interest.
However, he takes on the task of getting Cherry safely to her grandfather when she runs away from her aunt's home. His sympathy is aroused by her predicament as well as a pair of speaking eyes and pretty face, though she does not have a lot of brains. At this stage it is debatable who will be the heroine. Will he be beguiled by a pair of fine eyes into forgetting his position and his family name and let love win all?

SPOILER ALERT ; Not likely; he is too aware of his consequence which is regularly mentioned, if not in conversation with his father then at other times. Desford will marry a girl suited to her position. Cherry's background and family connections are not good enough for his family. Desford takes Cherry to his helpful friend Hetta while he seeks out her elusive grandfather. Cherry's grandfather cannot be talked into housing his granddaughter (as his son had eloped and been cut off by the family). In lots of ways, Hetta and Cherry seem similar; Cherry's life centres around helping old, invalid women and Hetta's life is much the same - her mother is silly, demanding and petty. However, Cherry, through being the recipient of cold charity is bent out of shape emotionally and very sensitive. I felt for her because she tried to make the best of a bad situation and was often in trouble through no fault of her own. Hetta is sure in her role as a respected member of the local society. She too coped very well with her demanding mother and visiting sick tenants. She was a strong character but she seemed to simply wait until Desford finally came to his senses. One minor character I admired was the neighbour and hopeful suitor for Hetta, who was kind to Cherry (and who becomes more important later in the book). He said that if someone loved a girl enough, it wouldn't matter about her father. Very radical thoughts for this book where everyone had been affected or influenced, well or ill, by their parent. Romances bloomed at the end, though they seemed more from circumstances and need than genuine feeling and I was left feeling slightly let down.
I'll admit it openly and unashamedly I am a Georgette Heyer fangirl. Anyone who knows me, knows that I simply don't read romances or chick lit, so this admission is a rather earth shattering.

I have been a Heyer fan, since that day in the library when, ever searching for something to recommend to a precocious early teens reader, our local librarian Jill turned to the other librarian Mary and said, "How about Georgette Heyer?". Mary, the Heyer reader, decreed that was an excellent idea, and lead me through the stacks to the H's, showed me the row of Heyer's novels and recommended one. It was love at first read. Since, I've tried other "Regency" authors, but my addiction is to Ms. Heyer, not to the genre of Regency Romance.

Ms. Heyer was excruciatingly historically accurate (to the annoyance of her critics) and filled her books with as much of the language and flavor of Regency England as she possibly could (another sore spot with critics). For a teenager with Asperger's, a predilection toward British history and a love of words, Ms. Heyer's Regency novels, full of such detailed depictions of high society life during this time, were gifts from heaven. I still read them anytime I want a lighter read, to escape completely and totally into another time.

Charity Girl has long been one of my favorites, since that first reading when I found myself surprised (due to slowness to pick up on social cues, even in books) with the ending couples. In this delightful novel, the Viscount Desford (quite the eligible bachelor), meets young (beneath her years) Charity Steane in the role of poor relation in her aunt's house. The next day, he literally runs across her as he is returning to London; she has run away from her unkind (though not cruel, but certainly not loving) aunt and is attempting to walk to London.

Desford knows that she is unsuspecting prey for any blackguard that drives by and does what any decent gentleman would do he reluctantly becomes involved. His attempts to help Charity find a safe place send him from one shire to the next watering hole, looking for her grandfather. In the meantime, he has placed Charity in the charge of his best friend, Hetta, much to Hetta's chagrin. They've been friends since nursery days, though, and Hetta is persuaded to help him out this scrape, though she worries about the outcome.

Charity Girl is witty and intelligent, with a satisfying romantic conclusion. Her characters are lively and their dialogue is a joy to read. For light reading (though meatier than most light reading), one can't go wrong with this one.