Such a deep and thoughtful coming of age love story. Fantastic characters who see such highs and lows and yet through the journey if life find happiness and joy through the pain in the end. Great read.

Such a deep and thoughtful coming of age love story. Fantastic characters who see such highs and lows and yet through the journey if life find happiness and joy through the pain in the end. Great read.

Every one seems in agreement that this book is Five/Four Stars, and it was, for the first half of the book which was the first book, (it's split into three). So, I'm going to review that part first.

Starting around the beginning of The Broad Highway, this book is the story of Peregrine, a young man who has been coddled by a well meaning Aunt, his whole life. But, after over hearing his two uncles talking, and realizing why they don't like him, he determines to prove himself to them and sho...

Every one seems in agreement that this book is Five/Four Stars, and it was, for the first half of the book which was the first book, (it's split into three). So, I'm going to review that part first.

Starting around the beginning of The Broad Highway, this book is the story of Peregrine, a young man who has been coddled by a well meaning Aunt, his whole life. But, after over hearing his two uncles talking, and realizing why they don't like him, he determines to prove himself to them and show that they were wrong about him, that will account to something one day. He sets out with a handful of change and the cloths on his back to find how to become a man, and along the way loses his money faster than you can say Jack Robinson. He spends nearly all of it on a wild, beautiful, Gypsy girl and innocent that he is, marries her by the law of the Romenys.

The Gypsy girl, Anne/Diane was Farnol's best heroine since Over The Hills and Winds of Fortune, she was spirited, curious and strong, I loved her! She cooked, read a little (the tinker from The Broad Highway taught her), had an excellent memory and was quite funny with her petty thefts. Because of her, Peregrine actualy started to grow up.

Second and Third book

I really didn't like the turn Farnol took in this half, the Shrig Mystery is introduced and along with it several murderers and, worse, Diane is sent off to be "finished" aka, she is taught to be a lady. No morethefts, no more grammar errors and no more Gypsy. Why?? Peregrine did not care for high society, Diane sertainly did not, so if, he couldn't bring her as she was into his world and she couldn't take him as he was into her's, why couldn't they create their own world in between? I just hated her being transformed into a social butterfly, it just wasn't Diane.

But, other wise I loved the book, and I can see why it got such high ratings. If the first half had continued as it was, I would have named this in my top five Farnol's.

A few swears, several murders and a couple rounds of boxing. (Not grafic at all)

This is a great story about a flawed hero who meets a flawed heroine that each on their own and together they overcome their flaws as opposites attract. Very fun and intimate read.

This is a great story about a flawed hero who meets a flawed heroine that each on their own and together they overcome their flaws as opposites attract. Very fun and intimate read.