from abxc; Anthropologist Susannah travels to the fabled French Carmargue after the death of her mother, to see the saint that is responsible for her birth, and the fabled marshes and white horses. She finds a mysterious man and his emotionally damaged daughter, all intertwined with the gypsies of the area who look after the three Mary's, and particularly the slave girl Sarah. Susannah finds much more than she bargained for, and she wants to find the key that will help Grey's daughter Sari (who is named for Sarah) unlock her emotional turmoil. I had read books about the Carmargue horses and the lives of caravan gypsies earlier this year, and that knowledge added more texture to this story. ( )

Didn't realize how much I would like this book because these types of books are generally not my kind but since this is the first time I have ever read a book by Luanne Rice, I decided to give her a chance and guess what? This was a really great book! ( )

Interesting locale an background and most of the adult characters were well drawn. The story was complex enough to be interesting and, if you are a romance fan, this would be a nice choice. The juvenile characters, and, in particular, the key character of Sari, struck me as being inauthentic. I just couldn't make myself believe in this little girl as a real person. The book was in need of some strategic editing. It would have been a much more readable, tighter novel at about 250 pages. The growing affection between Grey and Susannah was adult and well written for the most part; a bit too much in the way of "passionate, lingering kisses" for my taste. ( )

An unusual and easy to read story.

Bookcrossing: http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6744043/ ( )

I am not a big romance story fan but I found this story interesting. Albeit much of the romantic interaction is not realistic, but the story line is quite interesting. I have been to southern France and have visited the places in the story. So perhaps this helps. It is somewhat predictable in that it has a happy ending with the child recovering her color vision. ( )