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Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Two of The Twins of Petaybee. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.

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5.0 out of 5 stars McCaffrey's Ireland is every bit as real as her Pern., May 13, 1997

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This review is from: The Lady (Mass Market Paperback)

McCaffrey's foray into mainstream fiction is a departure from her usual fantasy/science fiction worlds, but to a horse lover, it's every bit as successful. I've read my copy of this book so many times that the pages are literally falling out.

The Lady is set in Ireland in the early 1970s. It is the story of Michael Carradyne, owner of Cornanagh Stud trapped in a loveless marriage; his daughter Catriona, a girl on the edge of womanhood who must come to terms with her parents' conflicting plans for her future; and Selena Healy, a wealthy neighbor who has realized too late that her heart belongs to horses and to Cornanagh.

The Lady is a horse-lover's dream. When I miss my own horses, I open this book and feel a little less homesick. McCaffrey has created characters so real that I have to fight the urge to look for them when I visit Ireland.

If you're not a lover of horses, this book may not be for you, but if you are, I wholeheartedly recommend it

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5.0 out of 5 stars I've read this so many times the pages are falling out, February 15, 2000

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Anne, Anne, when will you gift us with a sequel to this wonderful story? As a long time lover of and collector of horse stories, I was thrilled to discover this book. It has everything I enjoy in a story...horses, a young girl with big dreams, a couple of lovers with great obstacles to overcome, and a whole background of heartwarming characters, with a few bad guys thrown in to add spice. As I said, Anne, Anne, when can we have a sequel?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sci-Fi Fan's Review, December 17, 1999

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I have enjoyed ALL of Anne McCaffrey's Sci-Fi's but I have learned that her occasional forays into other genre are refreshing and mind opening. As always her characters are well developed to the point that they seem like old friends and the story is well told and captivating from the first chapter. Even if you only read SF you'll like this book

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5.0 out of 5 stars McCaffrey breaks loose
Who hasn't always loved Anne McCaffrey? And here she is showing she knows as much about horses as she does about flying dragons. Well worth reading.

Published 9 months ago by mull house inc

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
My sister talked me into reading "The Lady". I don't read! I bought copy's for friends that is how much I liked it. You have to know english riding to get the full story. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Mary

4.0 out of 5 stars Buh-duhduh-dah... Buh-duhduh-dah... horse hooves...
A horse story set in 1970s Ireland. If it was a movie it might be rated R for some adult situations (a few sex scenes, not very detailed or especially exciting, and one of the... Read more

Published on March 15, 2007 by BalmyTigeress

3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
I think this book was intended as a coming of age story of a girl who loved horses and the hardships she had to overcome. Read more

Published on December 3, 2006 by Julie Norman

3.0 out of 5 stars almost turned me Republican
Warning: This review contains spoilers.

When the horses and the minor characters are considerably more likeable than the main ones, there might be a problem. Read more

Published on January 13, 2005 by E. M. Bristol

2.0 out of 5 stars Who is the audience for this book?
Much of it seems to be a classic coming-of-age-ish book about girls and horses. From that perspective, the main character is endearing and the horsey life is reasonably well... Read more

Published on August 18, 2004 by redfox

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice way to get into a different kind of Anne McCaffrey...
The Lady was my first non-science fiction/fantasy Anne McCaffrey experience, and I was totally hooked! Read more

Published on October 21, 2003 by Melanie Locke

3.0 out of 5 stars Too many insignificant details... not enough horses
I love good horse stories, but this was not one in my opinion. Lots and lots of words spent on details that really didn't matter, made the story drag for me, and there wasn't... Read more

Published on January 28, 2002 by karenbrat1

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Awesome McCaffrey Book
This was one of my favorite McCaffrey books. You are almost sucked into the story. The characters are so real. Read more

Published on July 10, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll Read it More Than Once
The Lady is an incredibly vivid book: the startling beauty of Ireland and the innate grace of the horse are described with an accuracy born of appreciation for both. Read more

Published on September 14, 2000 by wrenly

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FOLLOW the coast road to Greystones, turn right at Blacklion, and watch out for the traffic haring up from the town-some of the drivers buy their licenses at the post office. Read the first page

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jump alley, barring order, foaling box, lunge whip, working trot, evening stables, bank strike, little rider, cap brim, spring show, brown mare, feed room, bran mash, head collar

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Michael Carradyne, Selina Healey, Jack Garden, Catriona Mary, Father John, Ballymore Prince, Captain Carradyne, Flirty Lady, Johnny Cash, Willow Grove, Isabel Carradyne, Catriona Carradyne, Doctor Standish, Mary Evans, Bob Doherty, Miz Healey, Pony Club, Mairead Marshall, Miss Prendergast, Chou Chin Chow, Pat Quinn, Virgin Mary, Davis Haggerty, Galloping Green, Maurie Woods

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