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A Gentle Awakening

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  • 1988 first published
  • 220 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (15 ratings)
  • 10 editions
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A Gentle Awakening is a 1988 novel by Betty Neels. Characters include Florina and Sir William Sedley. Readers will find themes of marriage of convenience, women cooks, pediatricians and physicians.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, and 43 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 10 editions.

At about 220 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About A Gentle Awakening

"DON'T THINK YOU CAN COME SNEAKING BACK HERE IF YOU ARE EVER OUT OF A JOB!­" Florina's father was furious when, after a lifetime of drudgery, she finally developed the courage to rebel. But there was no danger of her returning home. Florina loved her new job as cook in the household of eminent consultant William Sedley. And it wasn't long before she realized that she loved her employer, too. But she had no chance of attracting his attention when he was engaged to the glamorous Wanda!
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Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Characters

  • Florina
  • Sir William Sedley

Subjects

  • Contemporary Romance
  • Marriage of convenience
  • Women cooks
  • Pediatricians
  • Physicians

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote A Gentle Awakening?

A Gentle Awakening was written by Betty Neels and first published in 1988.

How long is A Gentle Awakening?

The median edition has 220 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Gentle Awakening?

Readers who like it often enjoy Late Harvest, A Wife of Convenience and Antigua Kiss.

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