BOLTED by Bridget Beresford is a murder/mystery/romance set in the equestrian world of eventing and dressage.
The novel tells the story of a young widow Maddy Richards who, to cope with bereavement, has turned her small farm into a livery stables.
Whilst losing herself through hard and absorbing work with horses she comes to terms with her grief.
However, her life is thrown into chaos when her friend Tamsin is killed in a freak riding accident. Maddy, without thinking of the danger, vows to get to the bottom of her friend’s death.
In spite of the subsequent turmoil and threats to her own life, she unexpectedly falls in love.
The author Bridget Beresford had an idyllic childhood growing up in her grandfather’s home, Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker, East Sussex. She spent several years married to a Frenchman where she exercised and schooled horses in the great forests of northern France.
On returning to England, Bridget earned her living breaking-in horses, eventing and training point-to-pointers. When diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis she eventually had to give up riding. She says: “I couldn’t afford to fall off, it caused too many problems.” She is now a dressage judge, a successful psychometrist for humans and equines, and an equine iridologist.
Reviews:
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was well written and had a twist at the end that I wasn’t expecting. I look forward to reading her next novel – L.S.
I read this book on holiday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Being a dressage rider myself I almost thought I recognised some of the characters featured in the novel and loved the twist at the end. For me the ending definitely left a feeling that there is room for a sequel. So if you like an easy read from an author who clearly knows her subject matter then I would highly recommend it – J.L.
Bridget Beresford has also written an historical novel set in World War I, entitled Home By Christmas, with the help of Major Richard Waygood MBE.
Bolted is available on Amazon Books for Kindle UK for £3.49
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