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The Last Train Home

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A great blend of action, adventure, mystery and old-fashioned romance (rated G to PG). An interesting twist on the "orphan in search of lost family" plot, with the main characters two strong, smart and independent women. Characters are likeable, plot moves well. Obviously well-researched. A good read, especially good summer reading.

If you're looking for something out of the ordinary in the lesbian fiction genre, pick up The Last Train Home. In this well-researched period piece, Blayne Cooper has created fresh, young characters and given them challenges no teenagers should ever have to face. It's a well-written, compelling story that you'll want to read again and again.

I've read everything Blayne Cooper has published (and even some of her unpublished stuff) and have never been disappointed. She does a fantastic job developing characters and story lines, keeping the reader completely engaged. The only problem (if you can call it that) is many of her books are long, so don't start reading until you can check out of your regular life for a few days.

In 'The Last Train Home,' Cooper delivers a touching story of two young wome from very different worlds who become fast friends and first lovers. Lindsay has grown up on the street and leads a rough, day-to-day existance. Ginny has an education, but works long hours in a chicken-plucking factory to help support her poor family. Ginny's apartment building falls victim to a fire, her parents and some siblings are killed, and while she is in the hospital, her three youngest siblings are adoped out by a crooked orphanage. The story follows Ginny and Lindsay as they fight to survive, search for the kids and fall in love.

Very nicely done. Recommended for taking on a trip to your cabin, read next to a blazing fire, accompanied with a never-ending supply of hot cider. You won't be disappointed.

Blayne is an excellent writer. This is no exception. The research she must have done is evident in the detailed believable setting and plot, the characters are touching and funny and the obstacles they overcome are overwhelming. This is a feel good book with a bit of a page-turner mystery and a lot of heart.

I am a fan of well-researched novels who play in an historical environment. If on top of this there is an enchanting relationship between two woman I am more than satisfied. And that was the case with this book.

Blayne Cooper with her marvelous sense of humor did an amazing job in creating and developing the two main characters and their relationship with each other. It was an interesting read regarding the circumstances of live for people in that era and seems to be well-researched, as far as I can judge.

I read other books and stories of Blayne Cooper and have to admit that I find 'The last train home' her best book so far and highly recommend it. It's definitely going to be a permanent addition to my personal collection.

I absolutely loved riding this book. The two main characters we a joy learn about as they grew in the story. It was hard putting the book down. Definitely an enjoyable read.

Definitely not Ms. Cooper's finest.
The characters were not plausible. There were no passion or really love between Ginny and Lindsay, just a few pages of lustful descriptions. The situations that Ginny and Lindsay usually found themselves in were comical, no way they could have survived through it all. How Ginny's trek in search of her family ended, well, not believable. I know, it's fiction, however...
This book just wasn't that fun or enthralling to read. Just plain not convincing.

I have enjoyed Cooper's books in the past, so had high hopes for this one. I was rather disappointed as the book is, as it says above, blah.

Ginny is a barely-developed character who seems to have no thoughts in her head other than "I want a family." When we first meet her, she and her older sister are talking about her sister's beau and dreaming about popping out kids. After she is seperated from her younger siblings, all Ginny can talk about is "I want to find them so we can be a family." I keep telling myself that Ginny could just be a model of her time, when women were expected to be brood mares, but that isn't the kind of character I expect to find in a lesbian romance.

Lindsey is a moron. She knows Ginny cares about her, but rather than do the intelligent thing and stay by Ginny's side, she runs off and gets herself beat up multiple times. She is too self-absorbed to seem to care what Ginny thinks about Lindsey's safety. If Lindsey wants to do it, she does it and blast the consequences!

The romance is very understated to the point of almost coming out of nowhere. Perhaps that was the idea Cooper was going for, but it comes across as forced. I would go so far as to say the book would have worked better if it wasn't a romance and was just an adventure.

Highly Recommended, I will read anything by this fine writer. This is somewhat of a departure from her previous offerings. A good story, beautifully told.

I have read almost all of Blayne Cooper's books, and have loved her writting style. This one is going to become one of my favorites.