First published 1987
Catriona Caradyne dreams of riding her family's champion horses, but her mother forbids it. When Lady Selina Healy arrives, she sees Catriona's talent and offers to train her, igniting a clash between the girl's ambition and her family's rigid expectations. As Catriona learns to master the horses, she must navigate her domineering mother's disapproval and her own fears to prove she has what it takes. In the end, Catriona's courage and skill win the day, inspiring her father and challenging the status quo.
Genres: fiction, romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: ambition, challenge-the-status-quo, courage, overcoming-obstacles
Setting: Ireland
Period: 20th-century
384 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Ballantine Books