Wild Highland Home

From the start to the end, I was lost in the story. Clare was a pleasant change from the typical leading lady. You changed with her from the start to the finish. You felt her grow from the experiences of the lush life in London to the rustic life in the Scottish Highlands. I recommend it.

I totally enjoyed this book. The characters were real, and good to read about, the setting was clear and refreshing. Ms. Raife has a talent, and I hope that she continues to write books as entertaining as this one. I loved reading her first book Drumveyn, and I loved My Wild Highland Home even more. I am very much looking forward to reading her next book, I hope that she publishes one soon!

I have long been a devotee of slowly unfolding novels set in remote locations of Ireland, Scotland and England. This is one of the best, comparable to Mary Stewart, Jean Stubbs, Rosamunde Pilcher or the late Dorothy McArdle. Raife's character development is as good as Maeve Binchy's. This is a book that soothed me. I write for a living and so am extremely particular.

Being from the same area of Scotland as the setting of the novel, yet currently living in London, I was able to identify with the story immediately. Alexandra Raife has an enormous capacity for enticing you into the very heart of a story and sustaining your interest until the very end. A welcome story-teller, whose enthusiasm and vitality comes through with every word. The title of this novel here in the UK is "The Larach" - the next novel (available here now) is "Grianan" - watch out for it - I am told it's another great book.