Title: Black Beauty on a psychiatrist's couch. Pluuuueeese!
Product review: Not since Black Beauty or National Velvet has a book been aimed so unashamedly at both a teen and family animal-loving audience - which is what no doubt led to its bestellerdom. But if you're going all out to pluck heart-strings, then pluck them strongly. Evans never really plumbed any strong emotions throughout. And the part where they head off across America with the horse, stopping off at the occasional symbolic monument, was hopelessly contrived. With British authors writing about America, it is so often feared that they won't catch the tone right or will lack depth. In these scenes, Evans drags everything to its most superficial level - the American experience becomes little more than a sightseeing trip. In the end, these were the only parts to bring me to tears, I was laughing so hard!
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