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Airs Above the Ground
Airs Above the Ground
Author: Mary Stewart
Vanessa March never thought to look for her missing husband in Vienna -- until she saw him in a newsreel shot there at the scene of a deadly fire. But her hunt for answers only leads to more sinister questions in a mysterious world of beautiful horses. And what waits for Vanessa in the shadows is more terrifying than anything she has ever encoun...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780854567034
ISBN-10: 0854567038
Pages: 479
Edition: Large Print edition
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Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I enjoyed this book more than I expected to. It was a great mystery with some suspense and romance mixed in. Very interesting. I would say this would be a great beach read that will keep you hooked and interested, but not one that will keep you up at night, as in, you can put it down and go for a swim without a problem. I would certainly recommend it though.
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Charming story. Light entertainment and a quick read.
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A great read for any horse lover who likes a good mystery.
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Mystery including the white stallions of vienna...
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This is my second favorite of Stewart's novels - the Lipizzan horse caps it off. Even without the horse it would be one of my favorites of hers. Vanessa, Lewis and Tim are such appealing characters, if this were written today they would be part of a series I'm sure. Great pacing, every character is perfectly delineated, good believable dialogue, and excellent sense of place. The crime aspect does make the book a little dated - in 1965 that was a major event but today, although serious, seems like small potatoes. And of course the relationship between the sexes is from 1965 too, but Vanessa is not a subservient character nor do the men act as though she is. I loved how even after the bad guy is captured there is still a scene of great peril, which Vanessa averts. There is one scene that has always stayed with me (and partly because I first read it as as a teen) - the scene where Vanessa watches the old horse dance in the moonlight. I know it's not Great Literature, but I love it anyway.