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When the Singing Stops (Windsor Selections)

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I finished reading the book yesterday and still have pieces of the lyrical imagery floating in my head. Maybe the plot occasionally seemed a bit contrived, but the story was good and had enough twists to keep me entertained. What got me though was the description of Guyana - I could taste it, smell it, see it's vivid scenery. I'm not really a greenie, but the impact of the legend of the tiny golden frogs raised many a heartfelt sigh, and the change of attitude wrought on the lead character Madi was totally believable. She is lifted from being a woman who has had all her zest for living stripped from her, but suddenly regains her strength and then some. I'll certainly look for some of Di Morrissey's other books

I totally enjoyed this offering from Di Morrissey. Well developed and likeable characters along with a strong plot that made sense.I found that I was totally swept away by the scenery and the happenings of Georgetown.

I find Di Morrissey novels to be totally absorbing. They take you away into the world of her characters, totally emersing you . You feel that you can relate to the charcter and always want them to come out on top. I found the plot of "When the Singing Stops" to be refreshing. A simple story about an average everyday Australian. A little mystery and love and travel thrown in and you have yourself another wonderful offering from the queen of Australian literature.

I found it hard to put the novel down at times. The plot is a tapestry of storied rolled into one. You have the personal life and happenings of the main female character as well as the other story lines of her brother and other interesting locals that they meet in Guana. It keeps you interested from front to back.

Along with this I feel that anyone who enjoyed this novel will love all of her others too. "The Last Mile Home" is another example of a simple plot, yet made interesting by the characters and what happens to them.

I totally loved this novel and hope that all who read it do. As an Aussie, I am proud to say that Di Morrissey is an Australian author who is worth her salt.

Di Morrissey is simply brilliant, I have read all her works including the lastest "Scatter The Stars". It's great to read her refreshing and captivating novels Australian tales. The settings are easy to relate to as an Australian reader and the characters reflect that unique "Auzzie - ism" also. I have all her novels and have read each one over and over. I began reading them when I was 15 at boarding school. Soon the entire boarding school had read my copies and we were all in love with Di's brilliant story telling. As an eighteen year old now, and a budding author myself, I recommend any of Di's books to anyway who enjoys fresh, realistic and heart warming tales.

I really enjoyed Tears of the Moon and was looking forward to reading When the Singing Stops. However it failed to live up to the previous novel. I found Ms Morrissey's character development lacking, especially in the main character Madi. She was very disjointed, switching from very bold and courageous in one sentence to being a helpless female in the next. She kept getting herself into serious trouble by her actions and then kept wondering why all of this stuff was happening to her. I kept waiting for some continuity of character development that never happened. I felt that Ms. Morrissey could have also developed some of the minor characters more. There were a few characters and scenes that were brought into the story and I never did figure out the reason why. I kept waiting for the tie in to the plot that never came. I did however enjoy Ms Morrissey's very vivid descriptions of the scenery and of the landscape. I could very easily picture the setting of the story. I also found the topic of ecology and of saving the environment well written without being preachy.

I have only read "Tears of The Moon" and thoroughly enjoyed it (5+ stars). I am interested in reading more of Di Morrissey's novels, however, they are difficult to find. I would like to get hard bound in any of her works. I will consider used. Please respond.