"Charlotte's life has been torn apart. She must flee the city, leaving behind everything she knows.
With no family left, Charlotte seeks solace in the horses around her. She understands them, and they understand her. None so much as Belle, a horse so beautiful and kind Charlotte almost forgets the disturbing events that forced her into hiding.
But once you stop running from the past, it can quickly catch up with you . . . how long will Charlotte be safe from a stranger who has sworn to find her - wherever she tries to hide . . ."
Yes, I know, another historical fiction. I just love to read them because I find the history in them so interesting and it make the plot so much more exciting. *sigh* I think I must have been born in the wrong century... Only a few pages into this book, I realised it would be another good one. Having already read a few of Miss Jensen's books, the bar was set high for this one but it has well and truly met and over-reached my expectations.
Charlotte is a really likeable character and she is also determined and very brave; she does things that other girls at the time wouldn't dream of doing. I was defiantly swooning over Mr. John Lawrence, who swiftly became my favourite character, and I adored the sweet romance between them. I particularly enjoyed when he found out that Charlotte wasn't a boy because his reaction to the discovery was hilarious (well to me it was).
"This explains many things which were puzzling me: your need for privacy, your difference to the other boys, your tendency to blush and to cry... my... my strange attraction to you which I couldn't explain to myself."
I read this book in a night and couldn't put it down because I just kept wanting to know what happens next.
Runaway is gripping, faced-pace and funny and I would recommend it to any who like historical fictions or who just want a really good read.
P.S. I did some digging about the setting of this book (coming from Gloucestershire myself) and came across this, written by the author, explaining her choices and ideas:
http://the-history-girls.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/settings.html
I also found this a really good website:
http://marie-louisejensen.co.uk/wordpress/?page_id=200
Go and take a look...
As always, please leave comments suggesting how I could improve my reviews or which books I should review next xXx
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