Perdita

by Isabelle Holland

A seventeen-year-old girl suffering from amnesia takes a job on a horse farm where she finds she rides well, yet is haunted by an elusive fear.

Genres: Young Adult, Mystery, Horses, Romance, Fiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Isabelle Christian Holland (born June 16, 1920 in Basel, Switzerland — died February 9, 2002) was an author of children and adult fiction. Her father was the American Consul in Liverpool, England during WWII. She moved to America in 1940 due to the war. She wrote Gothic novels, adult mysteries, romantic thrillers, and many books for children and young adults. She wrote over 50 books in her lifetime, and was still working at the time of her death at age 81 in New York City.

Two of her novels have been made into movies:

Bump in the Night, 1991,
The Man Without a Face, 1993

Both of these novels deal with issues or allegations of pedophilia.

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first book through ILL and so glad I was able to re-read it finally for the first time since high school! Also excited that I found a copy on thriftbooks to buy so I don’t have to get it from Saskatchewan through ILL when I inevitably want to read it again!

[Stephanie A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard to say what I enjoyed more - the mystery surrounding her amnesia, or the detail of her working on a horse farm.

[Grinning Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for the first time as a preteen. It was one of my first romantic suspense books, and one of the early novels I read about horses. I reread it today and found that it really holds up to the passage of time. There’s no outdated tech, and the only thing that shows that the book took place decades ago is the money.

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amnesiac young woman finds a refuge working at a riding stable.

[Kimberlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my favorite book when I was a teenager - may have to read it again now that I'm an adult. :)

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t count the number of times I read this book as a young teen. It doesn’t quite hold up amazingly (and isn’t fantastically written), but the suspense is fun.

[Susan Swansburg]

Read this as a teenager. Not giving it a star rating from my adult perspective, but I remember really liking it