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Just After Midnight: A Novel by [Catherine Ryan Hyde]

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From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes an uplifting and poignant novel about friendship, trust, and facing your fears.

No longer tolerating her husband’s borderline abuse, Faith escapes to her parents’ California beach house to plan her next move. She never dreamed her new chapter would involve befriending Sarah, a fourteen-year-old on the run from her father and reeling from her mother’s sudden and suspicious death.

While Sarah’s grandmother scrambles to get custody, Faith is charged with spiriting the girl away on a journey that will restore her hope: Sarah implores Faith to take her to Falkner’s Midnight Sun, the prized black mare that her father sold out from under her. Sarah shares an unbreakable bond with Midnight and can’t bear to be apart from her. Throughout the sweltering summer, as they follow Midnight from show to show, Sarah comes to terms with what she witnessed on the terrible night her mother died.

But the journey is far from over. Faith must learn the value of trusting her instincts—and realize that the key to her future, and Sarah’s, is in her hands.

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“A heartwarming meditation on the transformative power of kindness and women’s friendship.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Hyde (Pay it Forward, 2000) has written another fine novel…[and] for horse fans…this will be like fresh oats in the morning.” —Booklist

“This is a must for fans of Hyde (Pay It Forward) and those who like a story with suspense and a happy ending, and horse lovers.” —Library Journal

“Catherine Ryan Hyde uses her consummate knowledge of humanity and the equestrian world to bring a moving story of faith, friendship, hope, and trust.” —Writers & Readers Magazine

“Tender, uplifting, and moving.” —Novelgossip

“A seasoned storyteller, Hyde writes with purpose and keeps the action coming. Her prose is filled with scenic accounts of the natural world, and touching descriptions of the horses…The outcome is a satisfying, moving story.” —Woodbury Magazine

“Hyde is a master at mining the emotional depths of her characters and bringing them out the other side.” —New York Journal of Books

About the Author

Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of more than thirty published and forthcoming books. An avid hiker, traveler, equestrian, and amateur photographer, she has released her first book of photos, 365 Days of Gratitude: Photos from a Beautiful World.

Her novel Pay It Forward was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than twenty-three languages for distribution in over thirty countries. Both Becoming Chloe and Jumpstart the World were included on the ALA’s Rainbow List, and Jumpstart the World was a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards. Where We Belong won two Rainbow Awards in 2013, and The Language of Hoofbeats won a Rainbow Award in 2015.

More than fifty of her short stories have been published in the Antioch Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, the Virginia Quarterly Review, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train, and many other journals and in the anthologies Santa Barbara Stories and California Shorts and the bestselling anthology Dog Is My Co-Pilot. Her stories have been honored by the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest and the Tobias Wolff Award and nominated for Best American Short Stories, the O’Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Three have been cited in Best American Short Stories.

She is founder and former president (2000–2009) of the Pay It Forward Foundation and still serves on its board of directors. As a professional public speaker, she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with AmeriCorps members at the White House, and shared a dais with Bill Clinton.

For more information and book club questions, please visit the author at www.catherineryanhyde.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CRDZYBR
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (December 4, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 4, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3910 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1503904857
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Best Sellers Rank: #5,035 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2 in American Fiction Anthologies
- #78 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books)
- #86 in Contemporary American Fiction

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Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author of more than 40 published and forthcoming books.

An avid hiker, traveler, equestrian, and amateur photographer and astrophotographer, she has a published book of photos, 365 DAYS OF GRATITUDE: PHOTOS FROM A BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

She is co-author, with fellow author and publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen, of HOW TO BE A WRITER IN THE E-AGE: A SELF-HELP GUIDE.

Her novel PAY IT FORWARD was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than 23 languages for distribution in over 30 countries. The paperback was released in October 2000 by Pocket Books and quickly became a national bestseller. Simon & Schuster released PAY IT FORWARD: YOUNG READERS' EDITION in August of '14. It is suitable for kids as young as eight. A special Fifteenth Anniversary Edition of the original PAY IT FORWARD was released in December of '14

LOVE IN THE PRESENT TENSE enjoyed bestseller status in the UK, where it broke the top ten, spent five weeks on the bestseller lists, was reviewed on a major TV book club, and shortlisted for a Best Read of the Year award at the British Book Awards. Both BECOMING CHLOE and JUMPSTART THE WORLD were included on the ALA's Rainbow List, and JUMPSTART THE WORLD was a finalist for two Lambda Literary Awards. WHERE WE BELONG won two Rainbow Awards in 2013 and THE LANGUAGE OF HOOFBEATS won a Rainbow Award in 2015.

New Kindle editions of her backlist titles FUNERALS FOR HORSES, EARTHQUAKE WEATHER AND OTHER STORIES, ELECTRIC GOD, and WALTER'S PURPLE HEART are now available. Also available is THE LONG, STEEP PATH: EVERYDAY INSPIRATION FROM THE AUTHOR OF PAY IT FORWARD, her first book-length creative nonfiction.

More than 50 of her short stories have been published in The Antioch Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Ploughshares, Glimmer Train and many other journals, and in the anthologies Santa Barbara Stories and California Shorts and the bestselling anthology Dog is my Co-Pilot. Her stories have been honored in the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest and the Tobias Wolff Award and nominated for Best American Short Stories, the O'Henry Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Three have been cited in Best American Short Stories.

She is founder and former president (2000-2009) of the Pay It Forward Foundation, and served on its board of directors for over 20 years. As a professional public speaker she has addressed the National Conference on Education, twice spoken at Cornell University, met with Americorps members at the White House and shared a dais with Bill Clinton.

For more information and book club questions for most backlist titles, please visit the author at catherineryanhyde.com (Note: The newer titles have book club questions included at the back of the book.)

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BookLover47

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018

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Although her books are very formulaic and close to YA fiction , I have been a fan of Ms. Hyde and have read eight of her books. Perhaps it is because of the repetitive formula of each of her books that I have not really liked this one . Perhaps it is just that I have read so many of them . Or perhaps it is characteristics of this particular book as well as the difficult-to-believe aspects of her formula that makes it my least favorite . But I think, on top of those factors, there were features of this book that I found annoying . Ms. Hyde's formula is that an adult, often an older adult, takes a teenager or more than one teenager , for a period of time , often on a road trip . Both of the characters has issues that they need to work out and they manage to do it together . The difficulty in that formula is the fact that the adult is either nearly or totally a stranger to the child . She attempts to explain the fact that other adults closer to the child allow this stranger to take the child away for a period of time . Usually there is a somewhat compelling reason and the responsible adults in the child's life are unwilling or unsuitable to exercise much guidance and control . But in this case the adults in the child's life , or at least one adult , is responsible and capable . But nonetheless she allows her granddaughter to go off with someone they have just met. I just cannot accept that that would happen in the situation . And there was one feature of the writing style that totally annoyed me . Instead of calling the girl in the story by her name the author kept calling her "the girl" . Ugh! I should probably get this book a 2 rating but because I've been a fan of Ms. Hyde's I just couldn't do that .

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018

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This is a story of two women, Sarah a teenager and Faith, a woman in her late thirties. For various reasons of self-preservation, they meet and go on a journey to find Sarah's beloved dressage mare Midnight, who Sarah's father sold to pay off gambling debts. Along the way, they meet a cast of characters who lend helping, healing hands.

Sarah's mother recently died under suspicious circumstances, and Faith is escaping an abusive marriage. Together, they roam coastal California, following Midnight from show to show, farm to farm. There are conflicts between the two women, but mostly there is acceptance and the realization that leaning on each other is the best way to achieve their goals.

It has become a reliable fact that Ms. Ryan Hyde does not disappoint, and this book is another in a long and growing line of remarkable stories of acceptance and optimism.

51 people found this helpful

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Another Disappointment

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2018

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Disappointed. Too much repetition and very drawn out. It seemed like there were sentences to just fill in pages. I was not a fan of Heavan Adjacent for those same reasons. Catherine Ryan Hyde has written many books that I thoroughly enjoyed. Not this one. I bought the audible version which unfortunately made a good tranquilizer at bedtime.

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ROCC0

One of Catherine Ryan Hyde's BEST (and I've read all her books)!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2018

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This wonderful novel about a young teenage girl and her love affair with a beautiful black horse is truly heartwarming. I think that the author's personal knowledge of horses and specifically "Dressage" makes this a really special story. The real drama starts when the girl's father sells "Midnight" without telling her! Then, while she is living with her grandmother at a rented bungalow on the beach and meets a lady in her thirties who is trying to recover from a split with her husband by living at a nearby beach house. The pair team up to track down the horse and steer clear of the girl's abusive father and the lady's soon to be ex-husband! A wonderful read as always from Ms.Hyde.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018

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This is an amazing book. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to read a story about letting go of the past and starting over.

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Kindle Customer Joanna Innes

I like Catherine Ryan Hyde' s novels and read most of her writing----- In fact I am waiting for her newest book to arrive. She dives into the depths of the human condition, as we lit students were taught to say. In this novel we are drawn to not only the stand-in mother for the young equestrian, but her horse too! I like the current themes Ryan Hyde chooses to explore. We are made aware of issues concerning domestic violence as well as the trauma characters experience when confronted by loss of a parent or a child.

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2018

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Having grown up with animals and riding my horse to school, I was fascinated by Midnight's reactions to his different riders and trainers. Obviously, the author has done her research well. The appropriate details included added depth to the novel.

But the author shows her greatest understanding of human behavior when she shows her characters dealing with a wide range of emotions such as fear and loss.

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Sheila R

Delightful

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018

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How nice to read a story about caring people. Catherine Ryan Hyde never disappoints with good characters, enough drama to make it interesting and a lot of love and caring mixed in! If you need a feel good book, this is it!

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Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018

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She has never disappointed me! I have read most her books and each one is just as good if not better than the last. This was the best yet!

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Pippa Morley

Hadn't realised it was written for teens

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2020

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Probably the perfect read for a horse-mad 15 year old girl. This is not tagged as a teen read but many reviewers have felt the same, and said the same of her other books so it is my first and last by this highly rated author.

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Just beautiful!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2021

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A enchanting tale about love loss and recovery. A young girl struggling to come to terms with the loss of her mother and sale of her beloved horse is befriended by a women who, although suffering herself, helps her through this terrible time. Written with such emotion and understanding by this very talented author.

Elsie Chalmers

Dressage , a new experience.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2019

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First read of this author. Held my attention. There was pathos and laughter. The presentation of Midnight as a gift had me in tears. The relationship between adults and child came over as "family" A book to be enjoyed by young and old alike. I'm not usually a reviewer but felt the author deserved an appreciation on a well written story.

Sue.simpson

A horse for Sarah

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2022

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Sometimes I felt there was just a little too much information on horse tack. Could Faith really accept the position thrust upon her? The ending was too obvious, too early . Needed more twists in the tale. A book to read when you have little else.

Jayb

That book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2021

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Absolutely loved every single minute of this book. Could not put it down. Loved the characters and became totally invested in them emotionally as the way they are brought to life completely draws you in.

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