I abandoned the book half-way through, because unfortunately I really don't like short stories very much. The 7 that I read were good as short stories go. I read Dick Francis novels many years ago and enjoyed them, so I decided to give these stories a try. This book deserves an explanation of why someone would drop it, so there you have it. Good writing and stories, but just too short for me. I should have known better.

Gentle, kind, quietly moral stories: two or three are exciting or original

Enjoyed.

Ok if you like these kind of things. Found in these 13 short stories too many names, too much detail on horse riding dumped into the stories, a lot of repetition. Also American way of spelling.