Annan Water

by Kate Thompson

As he rides along the unknown green lane, Michael finds a brief respite from the pressures of school and his family's horse-dealing business. At the end of the lane he meets Annie, who brings colour and warmth into his troubled life. But is she, as she believes herself to be, bad luck? Between her home and Michael's lies Annan Water, a deep and mysterious river. In its dark past, it seems as though the story of their love for each other might already have been told.

• ISBN10: 184941792X
• ISBN13: 9781849417921
• Publish Date: 23 October 2012 (first published 3 June 2004)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 21 August 2015
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
• Imprint: Red Fox
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

Interesting modernised take on a traditional folksong. Two teens deal with their issues by throwing themselves into the world of horses and horse jumping. Michael is trying to deal with the loss of his sister and home while his friend Annie has serious home issues.

I found it largely unsatisfying, the two teens never really came to life for me and the story felt forced into the song rather than flowing from it. Not a bad read but didn't leave me happy with the story and to be brutally honest the end left me feeling like it was tacked on.