Review: I loved this story.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2013
This is a a lovely novel, but note, it is a roller coaster ride on your emotions. It made me cry, angry, say aah, but also made me laugh, and even see bits of myself in one of the characters, then another person I know related to another character. This is what makes Jan Ruth's novels so strong, they have very realistic characters that you can so easily relate to.This story's main setting is in beautiful Snowdonia, North Wales, and much of it relates to a riding stable/school that young widower, James and his bossy sister Liz run, and with the difficulties in the current economic climate of trying to make ends meet, life isn't easy. Laura,the main female protagonist, is in a live in relationship with her lover Simon, and the problems from his previous marriage plus her rapidly changing situation finds her settled, rather materialistic ideas challenged. Her relationship with her sister Maggie and Maggie's family all become intertwined. Then there's Laura's, teenage, hormonal niece...enough said:)I say no more other than this, Jan has wound in realistic conflicts, a must for horse lovers too, plus some lovely romantic scenes...but, will it be a happy ending? Midnight Sky, takes you to the final pages before her story concludes and it isn't always how you might expect.The story flows well, has a good standard of English. I loved it and knowing and loving the area it is set in was the cherry on the icing for me. Definite 5 stars from me.I hope Jan will write more books as I've read her others, White Horizon and Wild Water and look forward to my next fix in the not too distant future.