An earnest woman and a tactless doctor might just find pure love. After losing her mother, Meg was forced by her sisters to sell their old house. They told her it would be better for her to move to the city, but Meg has no wish to leave the countryside where she was born and raised. A man from London arrives to look at the house. He is tall, sophisticated and appears to be nice, and it seems, one way or another, this doctor, Ralph Culver, is destined to make a big change in Meg’s life.
Despite being written in 1987, this novel seems old fashioned in the classic Betty Neels sense. These Harlequin (HQ) manga based on her books are great as when reading the actual novels the self-sacrificing goodness of the heroine can become grating.
This was a very pleasant read even if the heroine looked a bit like a little hobbit. The height difference on the cover was a little disturbing. The heroine barely come up to the hero's shoulder. And he is not a full Dutch, even if he was a doctor (are we sure this is a Betty Neels book??). His grandmother was Dutch so this is the most removed that I've ever seen in a Betty Neels book.
The premise of the manga was interesting, the domestic scene was set quickly and quite artlessly. The fact that the heroine was the original owner of the manor didn't really matter but I enjoyed her interactions with her sisters.
Plus, this manga BOTH a cute doc and a cat. So one extra star was added for the cute pets. The cat reminded me of the black cat from The Last Unicorn cartoon.