Attain The Carradyne Touch Conceived By Anne McCaffrey Conveyed As Booklet

book into designated bag for donation This story is a cracker read,

It gives such a wonderful insight into Ireland's horse people, and brings to life such a warm feeling about them, that you can feel Anne's love of it through and through.


I think though, that what I loved best about it, was the honesty that showed just how ignorant of life so many people were, even in, when this was set.


I wasn't surprised at the attitudes that Irish Law, and Religion had, where the place of women was concerned, especially as I grew up with a part Irish background, and so I'd come across these problems, even as the child I was then.


But, despite the horror of that attitude, I still loved the book for it's touches of whimsy it's sense of belonging and the sheer joy that shone through with every single mention of horses even though I'm not a rider, Anne took me along, and showed me what it was like, and I loved that.


I also loved that, although it ended on a happy note, it still had that sense of reality that, for those times, meant that the struggle Michael and Selina would have, to be together as they wanted to, would eventually happen, no matter what!

The ending paragraphs, with Catriona's present to Michael, brought me to tears, in a very sad/happy way, too! This is an odd book, it doesn't really match McCaffrey's other works and it's really a shame she didn't write more like it.
I never had a horse girl phase, but some of my friends did and I always thought it was kind of stupid, We lived in a city, most of us would never see a horse let alone ride one, This is the first and only horse book I've ever read and it makes me see why girls go horse crazy,

The book is set in Ireland in the's, and it has a surprising number of focuses, Sure it's about horses, but it's also about a family, and about a young girl becoming a grown woman, and about politics and about love, One interesting factor is the coverage it gives to the rights of women, which is a pretty deep topic to cover in a novel, McCaffrey does it pretty well, she gives us enough detail to see that the issue is important but she doesn't overwhelm or get preachy, That's important in a novel, since most people will go to a nonfic book or Wikipedia, lol for hard facts,

I've read this book about five times and while there are a few details I don't like extra marital affairs, anyone something about this book really draws me.
I think it may be how the characters really feel like real people, They have flaws, and some of those flaws are pretty big, but I still think it would be neat to go visit them and learn about horses and riding, That's a pretty big thing to learn for a horse book hating girl, An old favorite

Rereading this for the first time inYears, I find it as beautifully written as I did years ago, Very different from other Anne McCaffrey titles, but well worth the detour, This is a great book, even if it doesn't have anything to do the psychic talent, intergalactic species or dragons, This is a book written about something near and dear to Ms, McCaffrey's heart horses. Told through the eyes of Catriona, we learn a great deal about show jumping and horse training in Ireland, I'm going through a phase of reading novels by authors I used to love, When I was younger, I read most of Anne McCaffrey's Sci Fi/Fantasy novels and several of her romances but this was one I'd missed,
On the subject of books 'dating', this book made me think perhaps I shouldn't consider that books 'date' so much, as more that they become a childoftheirtime, I think that this book is one of those the Irish attitudes to death, divorce, the division of marital property and spousal abuse that it depicts are all contemporary to their time which isn't to say that I agree with them!.
. . but it was an easierread when I stopped trying to judge the character's thoughts and actions by my current standards,
It has been a long time since I was a countryraised, horsemad, ponyclub girl but it was nice to see that she still slumbers inside me, Maybe not quite five, but I loved it! Ireland, horses, romance, A lovely read! Dug this up at my mom's house when visiting it's a book I read over and over as a horsecrazed girl, While McCaffrey is known best for her Pern books, I wish she had published a few more like these, It's a straightforward story of an Irish family, all involved in horses, The story centers around three primary characters, a young girl growing up and facing both personal loss and the triumphs that come after years of hard work and dedication, her father, managing the stable and coping with his abusively religious wife, and the titular lady of the book, who becomes an important part of both their lives.
It's a solid little book, not made up of any great flights but very satisfying, And if you're horsecrazy, like I still am, it's even better, because the details of daily life in the stable are marvelously rendered, I stayed up late, put aside chores, and absolutely couldnt put this book down, A sweeping family saga in which the setting, characters, and animals all take you away into a different era and world, I could smell the tack, see the yard, and ride with all the characters every step of the way, The ability to juggle so many POVs is a marvel, The only book Ive read in ages I wish was longer,

This is a true pony book for adults! Enjoyable tale ofIrish horsey society, by an author who unexpectedly knows an awful lot about it, Classic

I liked every thing about it, The writing felt a lot like dick Francis but with more emotionally well rounded characters, An excellent "horse girl" book but without all the usual trope, Story was involving and genuine, Loved it. They are the Caradynes, who for overyears have bred and trained horses of the finest caliber on Coernanagh, But all is not idyllic at hearth and home, Catriona, the youngest child, longs to ride her family's big jumpers and show horses, Her father Michael, recognizes her gift, but her mother hates the very idea, All is in a stalemate until Lady Selina Healy enters their lives, and provides for Catriona and her father a stunning example of how the reins of power can be held by a glorious, fearless woman.



From the Paperback edition, Read this awhile ago just did a rereading and it's as wonderful as I remembered! This is one of my 'take to a desert island' books, I've loved many of the Anne McCaffrey books, probably read all of the Pern books, loved many of the Pegasus in Flight series and the Ship Who Sang series, But if I had to choose just one book by McCaffrey to take with me if I were abandoned on a desert island, it would be this one, I'm actually a bit sad that Anne McCaffrey spends her time on scifi/fantasy, Not that there's anything wrong with that, But this book was everything I have ever wanted out of a book: Ireland, horses, romance, strong women, great horsemen, even ponymad girls, Like a horsey

Maeve Binchy novel, it was escapist and beautifully developed, I was sad when it ended and sad there are no more like it, One of those books that kept the hope of love alive when it was all but dead inside me, I still love this bookof course, I love the Ireland of my youth as well, and this one brings it all together, A wonderful read. If you like National Velvet, this one will fill your desire! Not exactly a review

I read this back when I was a teenager,

One of my aunts gave it to me for Christmas one year, I was so disappointed. Sure, I loved horses and there was a horse on the cover, . . but this book was the size of a refrigerator, Large print. Like I was an old woman, I was twelve.

Needless to say, this book sat on my shelves for years, Only growing bigger.

One summer, when I was probably, I had nothing better to do,

I picked up this fatass book and started reading,

And as I read, I realized it wasn't completely PG, This fact sent me into a fit of resounding gales of laughter, Because if my stodgy old Auntie knew what kind of book she'd given me, she'd have fainted of shame, Or whatever stodgy, prudish women faint over,

So I read this mountain of a book,

Then I loaned it to my best friend so that she could giggle over the good parts, too!

Looking back, now, I suppose the book wasn't all that racy.
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Auntie S, queen of thoughtless yard sale gifts, really failed with this one, Because the joke's on her!

Honestly, Who gives a twelveyearold this kind of book Real ,stars. I liked it! I'm not sure where this one came from, I probably got it in a book bag at a library sale, or someone gave it to me, I read thoroughly the firstor so chapters but was so bored I began to skim, I finished by reading the last couple of chapters, but it never grabbed me at all, I tried, but failed with this one, I think it's supposed to be a romance, but it seems pretty dated and too focused on minute details of horse life to be a standard romance story, I like horses, but all the detail of racing and breeding is just not my cup of tea, . . and I found it weird that a "romance" between two older adults focused so much on the life of ayear old girl, .