Title: She’s Gone Country
Author: Jane Porter
Publisher: 5 Spot
Publication Date: August 23, 2010
Paperback: 400 pages
ISBN: 978-0446509411
Genre: Fiction
Shey Darcy, a 39-year-old former top model for Vogue and Sports Illustrated led a charmed life in New York City with a handsome photographer husband until the day he announced he’d fallen in love with someone else. Left to pick up the pieces of her once happy world, Shey decides to move back home to Texas with her three teenage sons. Life on the family ranch, however, brings with it a whole new host of dramas starting with differences of opinion with her staunch Southern Baptist mother, her rugged but overprotective brothers, and daily battles with her three sons who are also struggling to find themselves.
My Review:
She’s Gone Country by Jane Porter is filled with drama, romance, and a hint of mystery. Shey Darcy, a model in New York has it all; three sons, a wonderful home and a fabulous marriage, or so she thought until John decided he was in love with another man. Shey and her sons return to her childhood family ranch in Texas to pick up the pieces and Shey is reacquainted with an old love of hers, Dane Kelly, an extremely handsome cowboy. If this sounds like a faintly familiar plot, it is for the most part similar to many books of this genre released this summer. She’s Gone Country does add in elements of mystery and a lot of drama, making this novel different from some of the others I have reviewed similar to this book. Shey’s boys, Hank, Bo, and Cooper must get used to life on a Texas ranch when all they have known was the fast-paced life of New York, meeting relatives and learning to accept their father’s new life. Shey must come to terms with her husband’s betrayal, living close to her devoutly Baptist mother, and the recent death of her brother. Porter writes a fast-paced, descriptive novel, with well thought out characters diverse enough for readers to identify with at least one, if not several. Porter’s novel is a quick read and for those looking for an ultimate feel-good book, She’s Gone Country is an excellent choice.
Jane Porter lives in Seattle, Washington, with her two children. You can find out more about her at www.janeporter.com.
I received a complimentary copy of She’s Gone Country by Jane Porter from BookSparks PR. Receiving a review copy in no way reflected my review of aforementioned novel.
I don’t think I’ve read a book with a plot similar to that recently, but I have read books and seen movies with plots a lot like that. It still sounds like something I might enjoy.
It is a very light and quick read and honestly had I not just read several similar (woman has it all, loses it / gives it all up), re-learns to live/find herself, lives happily ever after) I probably would have enjoyed it more.
Thanks so much for the review of SHE’S GONE COUNTRY! I really appreciate your time and thoughts. I loved writing about Texas and ranching. Brought me back to my country roots and my gorgeous Texan grandfather!
Jane