In the Pink: A Rural Odyssey anyone read it?

[Devonshire dumpling]

i have it on my kindle and about to start reading it, my daughter wants it on her kindle, she is 12..... can anyone tell me if it's suitable for children?

 

[marmalade76]

I loved it, particularly as it's set local to me, I know most of the places mentioned and I could guess who some of the characters were!

AFAICR there was nothing you wouldn't want your children to read, but she would probably appreciate it more in a few years time

 

[marmalade76]

Oh, and Enfys of here owned Arian before the author did

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

ohhhhhhh thats rather exciting! so no sex etc? x

 

[marmalade76]

No sex, just flirting.

 

[Devonshire dumpling]

fantastic, can always rely on this forum to be helpful XX

 

[marmalade76]

Enjoy!

My only complaint was that the book had no pics, it really should have come with some pics of the horses.

 

[Enfys]

Oh, and Enfys of here owned Arian before the author did

Crikey, fancy you remembering that!

It was years ago. Cracking little horse, I often wonder if anyone that hunted with, was it the Ledbury? remembered her.

I borrowed my own horse to hunt once

OP, I can't recall there being anything in the book that is wildly unsuitable for a 12 year old, as Marmalade says, she would probably find it more interesting in a couple of years time.

 

[marmalade76]

Ha ha, glad you spotted this thread and lovely to see the pic again!

'Twas the Ledbury. Sadly, I can't afford to hunt with them

 

[FairyLights]

Yep, funny book think its ok for a 12 yr old but is better for older teenegers/adults. mostly about the central characters hunt to get a man and basically going broke in trying to do so. A 12 yr old might find it a tad "old". v funny book though.

 

[Oberon]

Just finished reading it. My friend bought it me for Christmas. I loved it.

Thank you a million times for posting a pic of Ari!

I wonder what she's doing now?

My friend told me she'd heard Norm was PTS with navicular and it broke Molly's heart

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Noooo, Norm can't be dead

Have read the book at least 7 times, I love it!

Enfys does that make you mysterious woman with the fridge magnet business that the jolly farmer loaned Ari from? or was that poetic licence? Really hope the jolly farmer existed tho

 

[Oberon]

Noooo, Norm can't be dead

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-125846296.html

Really not the update I was expecting, especially knowing what I know about barefoot and navicular

 

[ElleSkywalker]

That article is 2004 so he must literally have been shot the year after the book was written!

 

[whizzer]

Love this book, re-read it recently for about the 5th time!

 

[springtime13]

Love it, one of my favs

 

[Enfys]

Noooo, Norm can't be dead

Have read the book at least 7 times, I love it!

Enfys does that make you mysterious woman with the fridge magnet business that the jolly farmer loaned Ari from? or was that poetic licence? Really hope the jolly farmer existed tho

Ha, , um yes, Hayley I believe Molly called me. It was actually a rosette business rather than fridge magnets, poetic license and all that. Yes Jolly Farmer did exist, and he was/is very jolly and lovely, and he didn't paint boxes or whatever as a hobby, that was me too.

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Painting little horses to look like previous mounts I believe

Wooo hooo, I've 'spoken' to the mysterious Hayley