The Carradyne Touch (AKA The LADY
|
I love this book, its very Irish characters and of course the horses.
Mz McCaffrey has written a couple of horsey books, This one, "Black Horse for a King, Ring of Fear and I think the Kilternan Legacy has a horse background, but unfortunately until today have not been able to get hold of another copy.
In the Carradyn Touch the characters are so very well observed, as is the Catholic Church, ! but will say no more on that subject.
If you love a horse story, love the Irish and are into being well entertained then this book is for you.
My copy is ragged from repeated reads.
|
|
|
The Lady, was "The Carradyne Touch"
|
This book was indeed retitled and published previously as the "The Carradyne Touch".
Although I was originally a McCaffrey "dragon" fan, this is a BRILLIANT book, and displays just how good a writer she is. Highly recommended.
|
|
A McCaffrey lover from Australia
|
|
I read this book a few years ago. Here I believe it is titled"The Carradyne Touch" or something similar. Definitely different in pace to the dragons, but makes you yearn for Ireland and its people. Wonderful
|
|
|
Can't get much better than this!!
|
|
I'm a Dragon lover, so when I saw this book, I wasn't sure if it would be very good. It went far above good. McCaffey shows us that she can write anything, and write it better than anyone else. If you like romance or horses, you won't be able to put this book down. I highly reccommend this book to anyone.
|
|
|
McCaffrey's Ireland is every bit as real as her Pern.
|
|
McCaffrey's foray into mainstream fiction is a departure from her usual fantasy/science fiction worlds, but to a horse lover, it's every bit as successful. I've read my copy of this book so many times that the pages are literally falling out.
The Lady is set in Ireland in the early 1970s. It is the story of Michael Carradyne, owner of Cornanagh Stud trapped in a loveless marriage; his daughter Catriona, a girl on the edge of womanhood who must come to terms with her parents' conflicting plans for her future; and Selena Healy, a wealthy neighbor who has realized too late that her heart belongs to horses and to Cornanagh.
The Lady is a horse-lover's dream. When I miss my own horses, I open this book and feel a little less homesick. McCaffrey has created characters so real that I have to fight the urge to look for them when I visit Ireland.
If you're not a lover of horses, this book may not be for you, but if you are, I wholeheartedly recommend it.
|
|
|
United States | 
United Kingdom | 
Canada