Just After Midnight

A Novel

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

From the New York Times bestselling author of Pay It Forward 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.

©2018 Catherine Ryan Hyde, Trustee, or Successor Trustee, of the Catherine Ryan Hyde Revocable Trust created under that certain declaration dated September 27, 1999. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

A beautifully told story!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Both the story and the performance were wonderful. I found myself thinking about it when I wasn't listening to it and that is always a sign that I'm really enjoying a book. I highly recommend it.

Great story, great narration!

First off, I loved the context of this story! I dont write spoilers so I will be brief. I listened almost straight through an afternoon and night until it was done. Kate Rudd is one of my top 5 favorite narrators, and she does not disappoint here! Beautiful story, have Kleenex handy, this was a 4 tissue story for me; I've lived a very similar story so it affected me like that. I do believe most people would feel the emotion anyway. I would happily devour anything this author writes at this point.

feel good story

good book, but fairly unbelievable. it would be nice if we could believe something like this plot would happen. especially in our world today.

Touching, low drama, which I loved!

I love the way this author has characters support each other in unexpected ways turning trying situations into magical success stories. I love how she uses situations with small amounts of drama, realistic amounts and allows the characters to successfully overcome their difficulties.

Worth every minute

Wonderful character development, well thought out story line, impressive handling of difficult subjects.

I’ll definitely be looking for more from this author!

Good Story

This book is a good story, but in my opinion almost qualifies for young adult readers. What struck me most is how the author portrayed the love between Sarah and her horse Midnight. You could just feel the the love. I personally did not care for the way Sarah was portrayed in the end, but that's just an opinion. This is a good fast read. Enjoy!
I have listened to all of Catherine Ryan Hyde's books and she one of my favorite authors. You know when you listen to her books you are going to feel deeply what her characters feel and go through what they go through with them.

Vicky J

Great Book and story

Great book and story as everything I've read by Catherine Ryan Just after midnight is not the exception.

A story, full of emotions and a rollercoaster of not knowing what will happen. after leaving her husband Faith has decided to start a new life after all the fear she has felt for a lot of years. she embarks on a journey not knowing where she is heading or what life has for her but soon she sill meet people that will change her life forever and seething so different for the first time.

Faith didn't know she was about to become a "foster mom" or something similar, she has a lot of love to give and share but her previous life made her a little scared or aware of being more careful when giving your heart away.

Sarah is a teenager that feels a lot without her mom and the only beautiful creature that made her feel alive.. her horse midnight. she feels like nothing is worth fighting anymore, she feels alone and so out of place, but life and a beautiful stranger will help her regain everything she lost especially her hope and faith.

The Narrations by Kate Rud were great!! I really love how much she brought to the story and the characters making the book more enjoyable and even stronger when it came to the emotions the story evoked. I enjoyed her work a lot.

This was a good story, I felt so much for Faith and Sarah, they both really suffer so much and it was about time life gave them a second chance a new life and a new happiness to look forward too.

So emotional so good

Kate Rudd is awesome. Catherine Ryan Hyde hits the heart and soul. Totally recommend, but not without tissues.

Love it.

Great story alot of emotions in this one. But written in a way that keeps you wanting to see how it works out.
Easy to listen to without having to think about it too hard. Very enjoyable for teens on up.
Great job by the writer and narrator.

Enjoyed

This was written by someone that had a great understanding of horsemanship and horses. I Loved the characters and the factual accounts of places and People that possess equestrian passion.
Lovely story for an equestrian or anyone who loves horses or is up for an enjoyable easy read.