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« Reply #60 on: April 04, 2008, 05:11:49 AM » |
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Has anybody read books in the Jinny series by Patricia Leitch? I really love those books because they are really differant to the typical horse books that are everwhere.
Heres a review of the first book from amazon:
Captivating, and not just another horse book. 1st book in series., November 15, 2007
By A. Ryder - See all my reviews
This book absolutely captivated me when I was younger, and I ended up reading the whole series. Leitch portrays a young girl who is, well, young-- with great sensitivity and endearment. Our red-haired heroine is sometimes impulsive, sometimes selfish, sometimes short-tempered, but always uniquely perceptive, loving, sensitive, and very, very recognizable! The horse of the story, too, acts like a real horse-- spooky, moody, and magical to eyes that know how to see it-- revealing that the author has a deep knowledge of both horses and young girls (well, I was a young girl once too, but it's clear to me that Ms. Leitch *remembers* it with a greater perception than I ever did.) There are some very nice elements to the stories, even morality and character issues, without ever becoming cliche or saccharine. The dark borders the light very effectively in these books set on the heather-and-bracken filled hills of Scotland. Judging from the characters in the books it is also clear to me that Ms. Leitch has been acquainted with at least one stodgy, stubbornly amusing Scottish farmer. This is the first in a series of beautiful stories that, in my opinion, are a must-have for any young-at-heart horse lover.
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