Shadow of the Lynx

I have red many of VH books (not all yet) but this one stands out! I was positively surprised - the characters were complex and interesting, turn of events surprising and not very traditional for VH books... I liked the sparkling dialogs and main heroine Nora. Some people in their reviews was critical, especially because of complicated love relations in the book, the comments was that it was unconvincing. But I find that on contrary - more close to the real life were very rarely true love comes as "I met, I fell in love and lived happily ever after..." I enjoyed the book very much.

Hard to describe this one. I can't really put my finger on it, but this book is a bit too out there for me. Ms. Holt takes us through a journey with a young lady who has been orphaned. She finds herself being taken from the country she has grown up in and taken to a foreign land. She falls in love with the man that her father worked for but not before she makes him a fortune and not before she falls in love with the same man's son. It doesn't hurt that the family is very rich and she has come from a very poor background.

When I first started reading this book, I was bored, but by the time I finished it, I loved it! Nora's mother abandoned her, and her father died mysteriously in search of gold in the Outback of Australia. Her guardian, the Lynx, sends his son, Stirling to fetch her and bring her back to Australia. On their way out of England, they "accidentally" stop by Whiteladies, and old castle inhabited by a young lady, Minta (isn't that at pretty name?), her parents, and her governess. From there, they go to Australia. Once there, Nora meets Lynx, seemingly half-man, half-god. She also finds strange coincidences between the estate in Australia and Whiteladies, including the name. Nora finds herself in the middle of a feud. If her life isn't already mixed up, she must also choose between Stirling or Lynx.

I purchased a copy of Shadow of the Lynx in England some 30 years ago. I really enjoyed reading it. Unfortunately I misplaced my copy. Years later I purchased a copy of it at a flea market in Australia. Unfortunately I was disapointed as this copy was the original version. The version I enjoyed was the rewritten version and is a far superior story than the original. I purchased a copy in Canada second hand and again it was the original version also. If you every chance upon the rewritten version and have read the original buy it as it is really worth the read.

I thought The Shadow of the Lynx was a very good book. It had me captivated the whole time and made me feel as though I was there.