Riding With The Lyntons

by Diana Pullein-Thompson, Sheila; Cover illustration by Mary Gernat Rose (Illustrator)

Riding with the Lyntons

Genres: Horses

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

The Pullein-Thompson sisters — Josephine Pullein-Thompson MBE (3 April 1924-[1]), Diana Pullein-Thompson (born 1 October 1925) [2] and Christine Pullein-Thompson (1 October 1925–2 December 2005[2] — are British writers of several horse and pony books (mostly fictional) aimed at children and mostly popular with girls. They started at a very young age (initially writing collectively) and they were at their peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but their popularity has endured. They have written a collective autobiography Fair Girls and Grey Horses.

All 3 sisters have written at least 1 book under a different name; Josephine wrote 1 under the pseudonym of Josephine Mann, Diana 3 books under her married name of Diana Farr and Christine wrote 2 books under the name of Christine Keir.

Their mother, Joanna Cannan (1898–1961), sister of the poet May Cannan, wrote similar equestrian stories, but is better known for detective mysteries.

Reviews

[Deborah]

I didn't even like ponies. My friend did, and to be fair these were quite engaging stories for girls in the 60's. This was quite a good story about wanting to fit in, and then being unjustly accused of something which shut the heroine out of the friendship group.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story. I bought it for my daughter (12yo) at a local thrift shop but she lost her copy when only half-way through. So, I bought the ebook and she was a happy girl. She loved it.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 tähteä

Suosikkini lapsuudesta uudelleenluettuna tyttäreni kanssa. Ihanan syvällinen kuvaus ystävyydestä, surusta, introvertistä lapsesta ja rakkaudesta poneihin. Lesley on pohdiskeleva lapsi,välillä jopa liiankin asioita pyörittelevä ja jankkaava, ja mahtavat 70-luvun vanhemmat sanoa töksäyttävät lapselleen suoraan asioita, niinkuin ne ovat. Tykkään, ettei Lesleylle siloitella asioita.

Ihanan onnellinen loppu.