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DeWinter's Song #1
El canto del ruiseñor
Barcelona. 18 cm. 361 p. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Biblioteca de Constance O'Banyon', numero coleccion(1). Traducción de Antonia Kerrigan. Traducción Song of the nightingale. Biblioteca de Constance O'Banyon. numero coleccion( 1). Cisne (Plaza & Janés Editores). 36/1 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8401508746
362 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1996
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Constance O'Banyon
54 books198 followersEvelyn Gee was born on 1939 in Texas, USA. She makes her home in San Antonio with her husband, Jim and their son, Jason.
She signed her novels as Constance O'Banyon. She also wrote as Micah Leigh with Texan writer Emma Merritt. Her books range from historical to contemporary and include several novellas. Many of her books have been published in trade paperback.Among her many awards, she is the recipient of the 1996 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. There are eight million copies of her books in print.
She says: "I have always loved history, and I loved storytelling — it was only natural that I would one day put them both together. I must have lived in another life and time, because when I write, I can almost feel I was there. My favorite part of writing is the research. Whenever possible, I will go to the place I am writing about to walk the land and smell the air."
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She signed her novels as Constance O'Banyon. She also wrote as Micah Leigh with Texan writer Emma Merritt. Her books range from historical to contemporary and include several novellas. Many of her books have been published in trade paperback.Among her many awards, she is the recipient of the 1996 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. There are eight million copies of her books in print.
She says: "I have always loved history, and I loved storytelling — it was only natural that I would one day put them both together. I must have lived in another life and time, because when I write, I can almost feel I was there. My favorite part of writing is the research. Whenever possible, I will go to the place I am writing about to walk the land and smell the air."
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May 6, 2023
3 Estrellitas. No conocía de nada a ésta autora, y aunque he visto que ha publicado bastantes libros, parece que "El canto del ruiseñor" es el único que se ha publicado en castellano. Llegó a mí tras verlo en una librería de segunda mano y leer sus críticas.
Debo decir que sí, el libro está muy bien, pero como ha pasado con muchos de los libros antiguos, ha envejecido mal. Tiene una mala ochentera odiosa, un matrimonio de conveniencia, malentendidos y vueltas de tuerca, pero ha mantenido muy vivo la esencia del libro.
"El canto del ruiseñor" nos trae la historia de Raile DeWinter y Kassidy Maragon. Raile no nació para ser el duque de Ravenworth, pero la muerte de su tío y su primo lo convierten en el nuevo duque y cabeza de los DeWinter. Y por desgracia ello traerá aparejado una madrastra ambiciosa y cruel que no cejará en su empeño de destruir a Raile para que su hijo, John, sea el nuevo duque.
Kassidy tuvo una infancia feliz hasta la muerte de sus padres, tras ello, su hermano mayor, Henry, cruel y austero, se llevó a sus hermanas Abigail y Kassidy, para que hicieran más de sirvientas que de parientes.
Un día, la hermana mayor, Abigail, se escapa con el hombre del que se ha enamorado. Y apenas un año después manda llamar a Kassidy para que la asista en el parto. Abigail muere de parto, pero antes, le asegura a Kassidy que se casó con el duque de Ravenworth, aunque en aquella casita no ha habido presencia masculina durante mucho tiempo.
Sola y desesperada, Kassidy llega con el bebé al castillo Ravenworth para que el duque se haga cargo de sus responsabilidades.
Raile acaba de llegar de Waterloo para descubrir que el ducado ha caído sobre su cabeza. Mientras, su madrastra celebraba la propia muerte de Raile a consecuencia de sus heridas en el campo de batalla. La sorpresa fue mayúscula al descubrir que Raile seguía vivo y reclamaba su título; pero Lavinia no descansará hasta destruir a Raile y conseguir que su hijo sea duque.
Todo se desbarata cuando poco después aparece en el castillo Ravenworth una joven con un bebé y asegura que Raile es el padre. Kassidy deja a la niña con el duque y se irá. Pero no irá muy lejos, pues enseguida se convertirá en el objeto de la vengaza de Lavinia, cuando ésta crea erróneamente que la joven es la amante de su hijo y a su vez se desvela que John es el padre de la criatura.
Kassidy las pasará canutas cuando Lavinia efectúe su venganza, pero Raile la salvará, y para reparar su honor se ofrecerá para casarse con ella.
El suyo no es un matrimonio por amor, Kassidy quiere ser libre y no volver a vivir bajo el techo de su hermano, y él necesita un heredero. La afrenta que Kassidy ha sufrido es suficiente para que Raile piense seriamente casarse con ella.
Realmente esto sería el argumento del libro, pero en él hay mucho más que no puedo contar. La novela está muy bien escrita, pero ello no es muy perceptible debido a una traducción, a mi entender, bastante pobre.
Los personajes están bien estructurados, pero la suya es una relación muy atormentadora y con muchos giros. Kassidy es una joven aparentemente fuerte, pero que no para de desmayarse y darle fiebre a cada capítulo (¿en serio?). Raile es un protagonista masculino muy típico, es bueno y honrado, pero también atractivo y no se ha privado de las costumbres típicas de los nobles de su época, que traerán como consecuencia celos y malentendidos.
El problema del libro ha sido la mala, la madrastra, Lavinia. Es tan mala, tan mala y tan loca, tan loca, como cualquier malvada retorcida de novela ochentera o culebronera. Es un personaje horroroso y cansino, que aporta poco y destruye bastante del libro.
Pese a esto, la novela está bien hecha y se deja leer, y aunque sea viejilla, a veces apetece leer éstas historias, aunque sea para recordarte que están mejor escritas que mucho de lo que se publica ahora.
Debo decir que sí, el libro está muy bien, pero como ha pasado con muchos de los libros antiguos, ha envejecido mal. Tiene una mala ochentera odiosa, un matrimonio de conveniencia, malentendidos y vueltas de tuerca, pero ha mantenido muy vivo la esencia del libro.
"El canto del ruiseñor" nos trae la historia de Raile DeWinter y Kassidy Maragon. Raile no nació para ser el duque de Ravenworth, pero la muerte de su tío y su primo lo convierten en el nuevo duque y cabeza de los DeWinter. Y por desgracia ello traerá aparejado una madrastra ambiciosa y cruel que no cejará en su empeño de destruir a Raile para que su hijo, John, sea el nuevo duque.
Kassidy tuvo una infancia feliz hasta la muerte de sus padres, tras ello, su hermano mayor, Henry, cruel y austero, se llevó a sus hermanas Abigail y Kassidy, para que hicieran más de sirvientas que de parientes.
Un día, la hermana mayor, Abigail, se escapa con el hombre del que se ha enamorado. Y apenas un año después manda llamar a Kassidy para que la asista en el parto. Abigail muere de parto, pero antes, le asegura a Kassidy que se casó con el duque de Ravenworth, aunque en aquella casita no ha habido presencia masculina durante mucho tiempo.
Sola y desesperada, Kassidy llega con el bebé al castillo Ravenworth para que el duque se haga cargo de sus responsabilidades.
Raile acaba de llegar de Waterloo para descubrir que el ducado ha caído sobre su cabeza. Mientras, su madrastra celebraba la propia muerte de Raile a consecuencia de sus heridas en el campo de batalla. La sorpresa fue mayúscula al descubrir que Raile seguía vivo y reclamaba su título; pero Lavinia no descansará hasta destruir a Raile y conseguir que su hijo sea duque.
Todo se desbarata cuando poco después aparece en el castillo Ravenworth una joven con un bebé y asegura que Raile es el padre. Kassidy deja a la niña con el duque y se irá. Pero no irá muy lejos, pues enseguida se convertirá en el objeto de la vengaza de Lavinia, cuando ésta crea erróneamente que la joven es la amante de su hijo y a su vez se desvela que John es el padre de la criatura.
Kassidy las pasará canutas cuando Lavinia efectúe su venganza, pero Raile la salvará, y para reparar su honor se ofrecerá para casarse con ella.
El suyo no es un matrimonio por amor, Kassidy quiere ser libre y no volver a vivir bajo el techo de su hermano, y él necesita un heredero. La afrenta que Kassidy ha sufrido es suficiente para que Raile piense seriamente casarse con ella.
Realmente esto sería el argumento del libro, pero en él hay mucho más que no puedo contar. La novela está muy bien escrita, pero ello no es muy perceptible debido a una traducción, a mi entender, bastante pobre.
Los personajes están bien estructurados, pero la suya es una relación muy atormentadora y con muchos giros. Kassidy es una joven aparentemente fuerte, pero que no para de desmayarse y darle fiebre a cada capítulo (¿en serio?). Raile es un protagonista masculino muy típico, es bueno y honrado, pero también atractivo y no se ha privado de las costumbres típicas de los nobles de su época, que traerán como consecuencia celos y malentendidos.
El problema del libro ha sido la mala, la madrastra, Lavinia. Es tan mala, tan mala y tan loca, tan loca, como cualquier malvada retorcida de novela ochentera o culebronera. Es un personaje horroroso y cansino, que aporta poco y destruye bastante del libro.
Pese a esto, la novela está bien hecha y se deja leer, y aunque sea viejilla, a veces apetece leer éstas historias, aunque sea para recordarte que están mejor escritas que mucho de lo que se publica ahora.
December 8, 2015
This a great review from amazon:
{5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful March 14, 2001
By B. Lawrence
Format:Paperback
Constance O'Banyon must be the best kept secret in the Romance Novel industry. I don't see to many review on her or much said, but she must be the best author I have ever read. I have read all of her novels and everyone of them have been wonderful. She has a great way of bringing you into the moment. She discribes the places she writes about with such clarity and all of the characters are very interesting. In all of her books she gets you from the very fist page.
Song of the Nightingale is one of my favorites. She continues the story in 3 more novels "The Highland Love Song" & "Desert Song" All three are wonderful.
I actually cried during this one. The hardship Kassidy & Raile go through is so heart wrenching you can't help but tear up a little.}
Personally I couldn't agree more! She the best kept secret. You're truly missing something of you haven't discovered her yet specially if you're a historical romance fan. SOTN is one of her few regency romance novels and I absolutely love it. Awesome story telling, great read. The sequels for these were great but this one is the best. I mean you read a few of reviews and they're notable touching. How CO managed to stay under the radar is shocking.
{5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful March 14, 2001
By B. Lawrence
Format:Paperback
Constance O'Banyon must be the best kept secret in the Romance Novel industry. I don't see to many review on her or much said, but she must be the best author I have ever read. I have read all of her novels and everyone of them have been wonderful. She has a great way of bringing you into the moment. She discribes the places she writes about with such clarity and all of the characters are very interesting. In all of her books she gets you from the very fist page.
Song of the Nightingale is one of my favorites. She continues the story in 3 more novels "The Highland Love Song" & "Desert Song" All three are wonderful.
I actually cried during this one. The hardship Kassidy & Raile go through is so heart wrenching you can't help but tear up a little.}
Personally I couldn't agree more! She the best kept secret. You're truly missing something of you haven't discovered her yet specially if you're a historical romance fan. SOTN is one of her few regency romance novels and I absolutely love it. Awesome story telling, great read. The sequels for these were great but this one is the best. I mean you read a few of reviews and they're notable touching. How CO managed to stay under the radar is shocking.
April 11, 2024
I just finished reading Song of the Nightingale by Constance O’Banyon (1993) and found it to be a perfect HR beginner book for a young teen. The writing is simplistic with a storyline full of enough excitement to be interesting in a simple way. Hero is a war hero from the Battle of Waterloo and his marriage with the heroine is for convenience. Simple sex scenes minimal. Best part of the book is the gorgeous stepback by Pino.
October 13, 2017
OKAY, THIS STORY WAS BETTER THAN THE SECOND ONE...BUT IT WAS A BIT LONGWINDED...ALTHOUGH THE CHARACTERS WERE AT LEAST LIKEABLE.
OUR HERO has just returned from the war, and he's also wounded. Returning to London, he's shocked to find himself the Duke now, since his uncle and cousin died while he was away. Now he's left to deal with his troublesome step mom and half brother. The Prince is also vying for him to marry and all his answers come in the form of a young woman, harping a child onto him in the night and running away. Raile was extremely confused by what's happening and furious to know the truth behind the events. Later, he rescues our heroine from Newgate, no thanks to his stepmother and marries her. I won't go into detail Pre-marriage but I like that they married as strangers and got to know each other better. Although, I would say their courtship was extremely unsatisfactory because Raile spend more of his time running away from his feelings for her.
OUR HEROINE has led a hard life, despite not being poor. She's not on good terms with her brother, and the only light in her life Abigail, her sister just died from childbirth. Determined to make things right for her niece, she seeks Raile out and dumps the child on him, assuming him to be the sire. Due to misunderstandings, she landed up in Newgate and was seriously traumatized, until Raile saves the day. Reluctantly she marries him, and thus their courtship began, with her blossoming into an undeniable beauty.
OVERALL I read Arrian's story first, so I expected a great love story here about her step~ parents yet...it was quite average and not even like heavily angst for a classic.
OUR HERO has just returned from the war, and he's also wounded. Returning to London, he's shocked to find himself the Duke now, since his uncle and cousin died while he was away. Now he's left to deal with his troublesome step mom and half brother. The Prince is also vying for him to marry and all his answers come in the form of a young woman, harping a child onto him in the night and running away. Raile was extremely confused by what's happening and furious to know the truth behind the events. Later, he rescues our heroine from Newgate, no thanks to his stepmother and marries her. I won't go into detail Pre-marriage but I like that they married as strangers and got to know each other better. Although, I would say their courtship was extremely unsatisfactory because Raile spend more of his time running away from his feelings for her.
OUR HEROINE has led a hard life, despite not being poor. She's not on good terms with her brother, and the only light in her life Abigail, her sister just died from childbirth. Determined to make things right for her niece, she seeks Raile out and dumps the child on him, assuming him to be the sire. Due to misunderstandings, she landed up in Newgate and was seriously traumatized, until Raile saves the day. Reluctantly she marries him, and thus their courtship began, with her blossoming into an undeniable beauty.
OVERALL I read Arrian's story first, so I expected a great love story here about her step~ parents yet...it was quite average and not even like heavily angst for a classic.
September 21, 2020
Es una pena que hayan pasado más de tres semanas desde que la terminé, porque confieso que no soy capaz de acordarme de los detalles de esta historia. Sí que recuerdo que la leí de un tirón, en un día de vacaciones de esos en los que puedes estar sin hacer otra cosa que leer; recuerdo que me gustaban los momentos en los que ambos coincidían y ese «sí pero no», «ahora sí y ahora no», y el «no estoy seguro», que si bien a otros lectores puede cansar, a mí me gusta si está bien llevado; recuerdo que la disfruté, a pesar de que la he «olvidado»; y recuerdo que los detalles en torno a la batalla de Waterloo me sorprendieron, para bien.
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June 11, 2022
I'm chuffed at finding this author because she has that ol' school writing style that I love (mind you, that's writing, not plot. ol' skool plots are too bodice ripper for me haha). The beginning was a little weak though and a little too nuts but once we got into the marriage, I was very impressed. But it loses a star because the MMC kept disappearing for months. That's not romantic at all.
December 31, 2023
what started as an intriguing story turned out to be an annoying ordeal. I HATED hero. There’s not a single thing I like about him. Hated how he kept disappearing for months every time he couldn’t process his feelings. The way he treated both his wife and mistress was horrible. I don’t understand what everyone saw in him.
April 16, 2023
I liked reading this love story of Raile and Kassidy, which starts when she bursts into his study with a baby in her arms, and demands he take responsibility as a father, after seducing, then abandoning, her now dead sister! Turns out, she got hold of the wrong brother!
These two had actually met five years earlier, when Kassidy was only 13, and Raile played white knight to her damsel-in-distress, and remained a romantic figure in her imagination. Kassie goes through a lot (more than her share), losing both her parents in an accident, needing to be strong for her older, though more fragile, sister, discovering her much older, domineering brother has feelings for her no brother should have, being unjustly imprisoned, having attempts made on her life, and risking her heart by falling for the husband who married her for reasons other than love. (She needn't have worried about that last one.) She never loses her positive outlook, despite any setbacks that come her way.
Kassidy is the type of h I like, as she can be strong and feisty, as well as sweet and vulnerable. I like the way she gets to know the people in the village, and how they come to love the "lady of the manor", who gives their lives more meaning, but showing them a way to jumpstart the village economy and get themselves some independence as well as pride.
There's a villainess in the story, who is so twisted and diabolical, you can' wait for her to get what she deserves. There's also another character, not so much evil as weak, who finds redemption a bit late.
There are some powerful battle scenes towards the beginning of the story, like the one where a lance with a Prussian flag is used to kill a French soldier (Napoleonic War days).
This was a good story, and since it's part of a trilogy, I intend to read the other two books.
These two had actually met five years earlier, when Kassidy was only 13, and Raile played white knight to her damsel-in-distress, and remained a romantic figure in her imagination. Kassie goes through a lot (more than her share), losing both her parents in an accident, needing to be strong for her older, though more fragile, sister, discovering her much older, domineering brother has feelings for her no brother should have, being unjustly imprisoned, having attempts made on her life, and risking her heart by falling for the husband who married her for reasons other than love. (She needn't have worried about that last one.) She never loses her positive outlook, despite any setbacks that come her way.
Kassidy is the type of h I like, as she can be strong and feisty, as well as sweet and vulnerable. I like the way she gets to know the people in the village, and how they come to love the "lady of the manor", who gives their lives more meaning, but showing them a way to jumpstart the village economy and get themselves some independence as well as pride.
There's a villainess in the story, who is so twisted and diabolical, you can' wait for her to get what she deserves. There's also another character, not so much evil as weak, who finds redemption a bit late.
There are some powerful battle scenes towards the beginning of the story, like the one where a lance with a Prussian flag is used to kill a French soldier (Napoleonic War days).
This was a good story, and since it's part of a trilogy, I intend to read the other two books.
July 29, 2012
This book is one my favorite Constance O'Banyon books. Story takes place in England in 1814. I enjoy the characters and historical romances. I would recommend this book.
August 27, 2016
I love the Diwinter Series! I can read them over & over!
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