“I cannot have children,” he repeated cruelly. “How do you know?” she interrupted, her voice flat and unnaturally loud. You will never hold a baby in your arms and know it is yours, that you created it in love. “If you marry me, you will never have children. He knew his words would be brutal, but he saw no other way to force her understanding. And it was almost the truth.ĭaphne’s lips parted, but other than that, there was no indication that she’d even heard him. Simon reluctantly agrees but makes it clear to Daphne that he will never have children. This causes her brother to challenge Simon to a duel which Daphne stops–right before the men begin–and begs Simon to marry her. Despite knowing that, Daphne lures Simon into the gardens where he compromises her. When Simon and Daphne meet as adults, Simon makes it crystal clear to Daphne he has no intention of ever marrying anyone. Well, if you haven’t read the book and want to be surprised, stop reading now. And yet there are many who feel she is at the very least morally iffy and at the worst morally despicable. She is a warm friend and a loyal and devoted sibling. Quinn’s heroines, self-deprecating, smart, and kind. (She is not the most prolific of her siblings– her brother Gregory ultimately has nine children.) Daphne is, like most of Ms. Daphne certainly ends up with the life of her dreams: She marries one of her older brother Anthony’s best friends, a handsome Duke named Simon with whom she has five children. Daphne’s story, The Duke and I, is the first in Julia Quinn’s wildly popular Bridgerton series. For me, a good heroine is one who deserves the Happily Ever After she gets.ĭaphne is the oldest girl and third child of Violet and (the deceased) Edmund Bridgerton. We at AAR have defined elsewhere what each thinks are the characteristics of a good heroine. (I was rooting for Dreamgirl or Disaster but was outvoted.) Like its counterpart, Dreamboat or Douchebag, this column will look at well-known heroines and ask the pointed question: Winsome or Loathsome? We will reserve our critique for heroines who are not universally loved or who are known for behaving badly at some point in their stories. Welcome to our new column, Winsome or Loathsome. Given the phenomenal interest in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, we thought it would be fun to republish this!
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