Unwelcome Guest at Fair Hill Farm [Paperback]

Nancy G Famolari (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 17, 2009

When fifteen-year-old Meg discovers that a beautiful Swedish student with designs on her boyfriend has come to spend a year on her beloved horse farm, she decides to act. None of her plans, to force Katrina to leave, work. During foaling season, disaster strikes. Will the girls cooperate to save the mare and foal?

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

BIO: Nancy Famolari lives with her husband, five horses, two dogs and five white cats on a farm in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania. Her stories and poems have appeared in Long Story Short, Flash Shot, Fiction Flyer, Lyrica, Alienskin Magazine Clockwise Cat, and Matters of the Heart from the Museitup Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 134 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (September 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1448697123
• ISBN-13: 978-1448697120
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,245,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm retired and live in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania with my husband, five horses, two dogs and five white cats. Before finding our farm in Pennsylvania, we raised and trained Standardbred racehorses on a small farm in New Jersey. When we moved to the farm, it was a field of soybeans. Pastures came next and then the horses. Starting from nothing, we had the luck to raise and train winning racehorses. My novels are based on these experiences. My cozy mystery, Murder in Montbleu, will be available in 2010.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Story about Friendship, Family, and Horses, January 13, 2010

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Beverly Stowe McClure "Author" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unwelcome Guest at Fair Hill Farm (Paperback)

In Nancy G. Famolari's story, Unwelcome Guest at Fair Hill Farm, Meg James's parents are in danger of losing their farm, unless they have a good breeding season. Meg's mother has had to go to work and won't have time to help with the foaling. They hire Katrina, from Sweden, who is interested in breeding and wants to be a vet, to help. Katrina is pretty and Derek, a driver, is interested in her. Meg is a tad jealous, not that she's interested in Derek, of course, but everyone thinks Katrina is so nice. Meg doesn't need her. She can take care of the foaling herself when her mom is at work. As if Meg's life isn't bad enough, it gets even worse when her parents consider selling Nicky, her black Morgan. Will Meg lose everything she loves: the farm, her friends, her horse?

Well-developed characters and an interesting plot make this book an enjoyable read. I'm familiar with thoroughbred and quarter horse racing, but knew nothing about trotters. Ms. Famolari's story is so well told that now I know a little about harness racing. The book's vivid descriptions of the training of these horses bring to life an interesting world. Unwelcome Guest at Fair Hill Farm should appeal to everyone who loves horses, gentle romances, and the trials and joys of friendship. I recommend this book for readers from nine to ninety-nine.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Novel for Horse Lovers and Young Adults, October 28, 2009

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R. Lunt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unwelcome Guest at Fair Hill Farm (Paperback)

Nancy Famolari's novel, Unwelcome Guest at Fair Hill Farm, starts off with the tension of a family trying to make ends meet on a horse farm and builds from there to the very last page. It's a great read that takes young adults into the drama and realities of the race track, horse training, and horse birthing where she leads you right into the stable next to Mom or Doc to be coached on the what's and why's of helping a maiden horse bear her first foal. You feel the anguish of having to give up a horse that you love to someone you mistrust. And you feel the tensions brought about by Meg and her teenage friends as they work their way through dating jealousies, misunderstandings, and trying to prove themselves in the adult world of horse breeding.

Famolari brings a special love for horses to this novel and shares it with her readers in a very special way. Any young adult not familiar with horses will become a horse lover; any horse lover will definitely be looking for a sequel to this special novel.