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Chasing Windmills (Paperback)

by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Black Swan (8 Nov 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0552774669
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552774666
  • Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,315 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sebastian, at 17, has never eaten pizza, never been to school, never even hung out with other kids. He rides the subway at night to escape his father's strict, possessive parenting. Maria, 22 and mother to two young children, has just lost her job. Afraid to confess to her violent boyfriend, Maria resorts to riding the subway when he thinks she's at work. And then one night, on an empty train, Sebastian and Maria make eye contact.


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It says a lot about someone when they don’t get off at the end of the line. When they just sit there with the doors open until the train starts back the other way.

Sebastian, at 17, has never eaten pizza, never been to school, never even hung out with other kids. He rides the subway at night to escape his father’s strict, possessive parenting.
Maria, 22 and mother to two young children, has just lost her job. Afraid to confess to her violent boyfriend, Maria resorts to riding the subway when he thinks she's at work.
And then one night, on an empty train, Sebastian and Maria make eye contact . . .

Praise for Catherine Ryan Hyde

'A sweet and honest look at the pains and pleasures of love' Jane Green
'A remarkable story' Daily Express

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Emotional Pitch!, 21 Mar 2008
This review is from: Chasing Windmills (Hardcover)
It's not often that I'm so compelled to write a review of a book I've read as I am with "Chasing Windmills." Hyde, author of several of my favorite adult and young adult novels, has hit a pitch-perfect emotional note with this, her latest story.

With each successive novel, Hyde creates an increasingly rich emotional backdrop against which she displays her true talent: drawing characters that are at once simple in their honesty and their flaws, and tremendously complex in the situations and emotional intensity their choices push them into. It's exciting to see a skilled writer continue to grow into her craft, as Hyde does with style and a deft heart in "Windmills."

Like "Love in the Present Tense," we're presented with characters who have been marginalized in their own lives, and whom are inevitably drawn to one another with sometimes disastrous results. Using the story of Romeo and Juliet, and subsequently the characters in "West Side Story" as the melody around which Hyde constructs her word symphony, "Windmills" hits its stride about a quarter of the way in and does not slow down until the very last page.

Not only was I forced to stop several times so that I could absorb the complex beauty of the story and the writing, but found myself returning to several chapters to re-read them so as not to miss a single thing. More than once, "Windmills" brought tears to my eyes. Hyde is an unfailing expert at creating a story that immediately resonates on every level, hits every emotional button, and makes me feel like a better person having read her writing. "Chasing Windmills" goes on my top ten list of favorite reads.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another gem, 23 Jul 2009
I love Catherine Ryan Hyde's books.This was no exception; beautifully told with a haunting mood. Her books are emotional as was this but I like this! It is not such a wonderful story as Pay It Forward which is probably one of my all time favourites but it is still adorable. She's great!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Story of Letting Go, 17 Dec 2008
By Lincs Reader (Lincolnshire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Chasing Windmills (Hardcover)
Two people, both trapped and both scared meet whilst riding the subway at night. The story follows them over the next few weeks as they decide what to do about their lives - how to get away from the people who bully and control them - and how to be together.

This is a slow-moving story of young love, based on West Side Story and set first in New York and then the Mojave Desert.

It's a beautifully simple story, but captivating, each chapter is narrated by first Sebastian and then Maria - their innocence and naivity are really heartbreaking at times. It's a really moving love story, and a story of being strong enough to let go.

I really enjoyed this one, and although it's not a young adult novel, it did remind me of The Outsiders in it's writing style.
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