A thinking woman's romance novel. Thank you, Mary Stewart for introducing a hero who isn't the mocking, sarcastic, lip curling swain who appears in 99% of romance novels. The heroine, also, is refreshingly underdescribed. We have no idea of the color or her eyes or tresses, or even if she's at all good looking. Very well done, and even though this book was written over forty years ago, it's still worth a read. ( )

I suppose I didn't enjoy it due to the distaste I have for most modern fiction. It almost seemed as if the story had no point, not to mention the fact that the characters are very unrealistic. ( )