Customer Reviews

Golden Urchin

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have discovered Madeleine Brent's novels recently and liked those so much that I have tried to read all of them. Two of these novels I have not managed to find yet (for a reasonable price), but so far Golden Urchin is my favorite of Brent's novels. Mitji is a white girl which has been raised by aborigenes and as the novel starts she is leaving her tribe to go search for the tribes of more white people. And Mitji's personality is fascinating, she looks at things very differently than expected because of the way she was raised and it is touching to watch her adapt to Western civilization. The love story is also believable and touching. Excellent novel, very recommended.

I have been addicted to Madeleine Brent since I found her. Even Mary Stewart and Victoria Holt don't create such gripping, admirable and yet eminently likeable heroines. Golden Urchin is, I think, the best of her books, funny and exciting at the same time as it is poignant and romantic. Meg is hilarious and Luke and Rosemary have one of the sweetest, most tragic marriages I've ever read about. This is a must-read for anyone who likes romantic suspense.

I was totally involved in this wonderful story. I've never been disappointed by Madeleine Brent, but this must surely be her best work ever.

The somewhat slow beginning is probably not for everyone, but it helped me get into the story. By the time Mitji found Luke and rescued him, I already felt that I knew her. Her life and adventures as Meg were never completely free of the Mitji period, and when Mitji was needed again, she was up to the task.

I bought this book used, which apparently is the only way to get it, but I would have paid the cover price just to have it.

This is the first of the Madeleine Brent books I ever read and I am so addicted to her!!! Maiti is the white orphan child taken in by a tribe of Aborigines in the Austrailian outback, but after a falling out with one of her closest friends in the tribe, Maiti decides to leave the tribe in search of her own kind, the white people. She becomes Meg, the young English lady who wins the heart of a kindly couple in Perth and finds out that she in the heiress to a grand fortune. There's no sense in spilling a drop of the complex, rich plot that carries Meg from England to the Skeleton Coast. Just read this book and get to know an extraordinary young woman who proves herself a hero over and over again!!!

This is one of Madeleine Brent's best. Exciting mystery, characters to admire and ache for, this novel is set in Australia and focuses on a girl's journey from aborigine tribal life to proper English girl living. I can't get enough of Madeleine Brent's work.

Meg lives a life of an aborigine until she decides she must leave the tribe. On her way to the "walypala", she finds and saves an Englishman, Luke, who takes her home to his wife. Together, they help her learn how to be a part of society. Tragically, Rosemary dies and Meg is sent to a boarding school by a stranger who wants to keep Meg save, or is actually a man who wants to kill her? This is a great story and, sadly, Brent's last novel.

This is the third Brent novel I have read and it was excellent! Meg is a child abandoned in the Australian outback and raised by aborigines. She's considered a freak and not a true person and grows up with much self loathing. When she turns 15 she sets out on her own to find the legendary white people like herself. The first one she meets is dead and she is sorely disappointed. She next rescues another white man from certain death. He takes her to live with him and his sickly wife on his farm. The couple teach Meg English and some basic education. Needless to say, she has many skills she learnt with the aborigines that help her out throughout the book.
Little does anyone know that Meg is actually a heiress and people are out to murder her to prevent her from getting to what they have considered their money for the last 15 years.
I'll not spoil the story by telling readers interested in this book how it all comes about. Rather I will say that the style of writing is captivating! The dialoges are lively and the story line kept me glued to the pages. I wanted the story to go on forever.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for some suspense, history and love.

I had forgotten the title of this book for years, but the images and memories from the story often popped into my head. Adventure, romance, intrigue, self-discovery...all the things I love in a book. Plus, it's a really long story; this is a good thing! It's hard to believe that a man wrote this book, because it seems to be such a believable girl's point of view. (I read somewhere that Madeliene Brent is a male author's pen name.) Highly recommended. If you're really "sophisticated" and picky, you might not like it, or find it predictable. But as a fairly picky teen, (Sweet Valley High? Eeew!) I fairly ate it up!

Perhaps this will always be one of my most favorite because it is the first Madeleine Brent book I ever read, but I think it is excellent. It does follow Brent's typical story line but the story is still a winner in my opinion. My first impression of it was great--I loved the characters (thought they were well developed) and loved the romance. This book had huge twists in it that took me by surprise the first time I read it. I have now read it twice. I own it and plan to keep it. I think it is one of Brent's best.

Oh my God- this book is wonderful! This ranks right up there with my favorite Victoria Holt titles. I will not summarize the story- other reviewers have done this. The story is told in first person narrative, by our heroine Mitji/Meg. It is poignant, wonderful and romantic. The guilt Luke feels in his attraction to Meg, her bewilderment at his mood swings, their growing love for each other (*sigh*), just fantastic. No graphic sex, just a lovely story well told. How refreshing in todays era of paranormal romance. You will not regret purchasing this book, it epitomizes the meaning of romance.