Sorry, "In a Far Country"

You failed to to really hold my interest.
I have to say, this book started out with promise. Then in got very very slow. To the point where I was just itching for the heroine to do something, do anything, but be trapped in the life she has. The latter part of the book was much better than the beginning and I did like this book once the plot started rolling a bit, mainly for the descriptions of 19th century India. This author has a talent for making you feel like you're there. The main character, Pree, is also rounded out quite well and you feel like she could be someone you know. The other characters, to me, remained mysterious strangers. One in particular, Kai, is someone who Pree loves and runs to when she's in trouble. I was left feeling a little left out...the character of Kai, to me, wasn't really fleshed out enough. You're left wondering what is so special about him and what their history is for her to trust him so much and want to follow him. From what I read in the book they did grow up together, but we come into the story once he is older and more distant.
This is a fairly light read, but I'm not sure I'd pick up another of this author's novels based on this one.

And the next book is....

"In a Far Country" by Linda Holeman

It's set in 19th century India and is a story about a British missionary couple's daughter. I'm only a few pages in so can't say much more than that :) I picked this one up while on vacation and had to pay a premium because it's printed in english...so it had better be good!
The weather looks to be uncharacteristically sunny tomorrow so I'm thinking I'll finally get some riding in. Yes, I do have horses, two of my own and also some work riding others. The book will have to wait til evening when I am cold and tired and can curl up in front of the fireplace. Warning, I may not be able to be too critical in such a content state of mind.