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by<\/em> Kat Latham<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I had the pleasure last weekend, thanks to the lovely Janet Webb<\/a> and the power of Twitter.<\/p>\n

\"\"A few months ago, I tweeted a picture of a statue in the gardens of a stately home in the middle of the Dutch countryside<\/a>, near where I now live. It\u2019s close to the sea, and the fog was so thick I lost sight of my husband when he was a few feet away. This statue shows how eerily atmospheric the gardens were.<\/p>\n

Historical romance novelist Miranda Neville<\/a> remarked that it looked very Betty Neels, and I said I\u2019d never read any of Betty\u2019s books. Janet and Miranda both told me more about Betty\u2019s work (English nurses move to Holland and marry doctors who end up being filthy rich), and Janet actually sent me one.<\/p>\n

How cool is that??<\/p>\n

\"\"So last weekend I read Betty Neels\u2019 The Little Dragon<\/strong><\/a>, published in 1978 \u2013 the year before I was born \u2013 and it was revelatory. Not only could I see how much romance as a genre has changed, but how women\u2019s hopes, dreams and prospects have changed in real life, too.<\/p>\n

Take this description of the heroine, Constantia, walking around an outdoor market with the hero, Jeroen.<\/p>\n

They strolled round, the doctor\u2019s hand on her arm, for there was a good deal of good-natured pushing and shoving and as he pointed out, her small slim person would have stood very little chance of staying upright. Constantia, who was remarkably tough despite her fairy-like appearance, didn\u2019t argue the point; it was pleasant to be looked after so carefully.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Small. Slim. Fairy-like. Remarkably tough yet loving having a man look after her. Is this the ideal woman of the 1970s?<\/p>\n

Has that changed?<\/p>\n

And I loved this bit of praise from the hero when he gets an emergency phone call from work, and Constantia shows she understands he has to go: \u201cWhat a splendid girl you are\u2014not so much as a pout or frown.\u201d<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a nurse! Of course <\/em>she understands! But no, she\u2019s a girl first and a nurse second.<\/p>\n

In fact, her career is clearly just something to do until she finds a husband, which reminded me of my mom\u2019s hopes for her own future. Mom wasn\u2019t a nurse, but she certainly wasn\u2019t encouraged to have a career. I wrote about her dream to be June Cleaver<\/a> on my blog last week.<\/p>\n

In The Little Dragon, Constantia\u2019s career is never once mentioned again once she gets engaged. She doesn\u2019t think about it, refer to it, or use the skills she developed through it. Instead, she essentially becomes Jeroen\u2019s housekeeper and babysitter of his niece and nephews.<\/p>\n

Contemporary romance often reflects women\u2019s fantasies for their own lives. Did women who read Constantia\u2019s story when it was first published in 1978 dream of being independent only until a rich man came along?<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed the book, mostly because it felt like a historical romance since life has changed so much. But even more, it made me wonder about the contemporary romance published today. What does it say about attributes we value in women (slim? fairy-like?)? And what does it show that women today want from life and relationships?<\/p>\n

Do you like reading contemporary romance published decades ago? What do you think today\u2019s contemporary romance says about what women want from life and relationships? Thirty years from now, what will people think is strange about our contemporary romance novels<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Kat Latham<\/strong>\u00a0has been reading romance for a couple of decades. With degrees in English lit and human rights, she loves stories that reflect the depth, humor and emotion of real life. When she\u2019s not writing contemporary romance novels, she can usually be found blogging or tweeting overly personal information. She loves meeting other readers and writers online, so\u00a0follow her on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0check out her blog<\/a>\u00a0and say hello!<\/p>\n\n

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