The Lighthorseman

By Marjorie Jones

Dale Winters rode in the great charge at Beersheba in the final months of The Great War and has never forgiven himself for surviving. His younger brother did not. As a result, guilt-ridden, Dale gives... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932815457
• ISBN13: 9781932815450
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Medallion Press
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

The Lighthorseman

Dale Winters fought in the war alongside his younger brother Joel. When Joel is killed, Dale is left guilt ridden and devastated. Dale's friend Paul Campbell tracks him down and drags him back home to Australia. When Charles Castle dies, his niece Emily comes from America to take care of things at his sheep station in Australia. His partner was Andrew Winters, Dale's father. Through her uncle's letters, Emily learned about Dale, so it was when she was young that she fell in love with him. Because of his guilt, Dale is a mere shadow of the man he once was. Emily wants desperately to help him, but her efforts seem futile. Just when Dale is about to give up on himself, an accident forces him to face his feelings for Emily and challenges him to do things he has long given up hope of ever doing again. The Lighthorseman is a very moving story. With Dale's and Emily's emotions so vividly depicted, my heart went out to them. Emily is just darling. She is a true savior for Dale and Dale is an honorable passionate man. Their relationship grows beautifully and sensually throughout the story until it's tender conclusion. I was very moved by The Lighthorseman. It is a dramatic story with two wonderful characters Nannette Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

An Amazing Tale!

Ms. Jones has created another wonderful romance in a unique setting and time period that is largely overlooked by many readers and writers alike. Dale Winters and his younger brother Joel are close brothers. They have shared everything and Dale sees himself as his brother's protector. He promised his mother long ago that he would always watch out for Joel. So when they both go off to war and participate in the great charge of Beersheba where he survives but his younger brother does not. As a result Dale is guilt ridden and he looses his will to live life to it's fullest. He promises he will no longer enjoy the things that he and his brother once shared and loved. So his return to Australia and his families sheep station is a journey he puts off for over a year. When he returns it is to see that some things have changed and one of the bigger changes is his guardian's niece is now calling his home hers. Emily Castle came to Western Australia to take care of her ailing uncle. She also came with the hopes of finally meeting Dale Winters. Over the course of years she fell in love with the man her uncle wrote about. She is thrilled to find out he is finally coming home from the war but she is not prepared for the wounded soul that steps off the ship. Wanting to give Dale a reason to live. She challenges him to a horse race. She is hoping that his desire to win the station in order to sell it will bring him back. But, when Emily can't ride and everything is on the line will Dale realize that he can break a promise and still find a happy ending, and forgive himself in order to go on with life? This was an amazing story. Ms. Jones lyrical prose will place the reader in the desert of Palestine or the outback of Western Australia. Emily and Dale are an engaging pair and their story is one that will entertain until the final page. Ms. Jones is an author to watch.

terrific historical tale

In 1917 as part of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign the Australian Light Horsemen brigade attacks the enemy lines at Beersheba. Dale Winters and his younger brother were amongst the soldiers who obeyed orders that all know probably mean their death. Dale lived while his sibling died. With the Great War over, Dale returns to the family station a broken man who feels guilt for surviving while his sibling, who followed him as kids and into the military, died. Arizonian Emily Castle always wanted to visit her Uncle Charles' Castle Winters Sheep Station in Australia as she always marveled at the tales he told in his letters. When her uncle dies, she inherits half the station. She travels to Australia looking forward to meeting the two boys Charles raised, but learns one died in the war and the other acts dead. Though half in love with the Dale of the letters, she knows this is not her romanticized champion. When Emily bets her half of their station on a horserace, she begs Dale to ride for her, but that would mean breaking a death pledge. This historical tale with a supporting romantic subplot is a timely terrific look at the human cost of war based on a real unit and their famous charge (see the movie The Lighthorsemen for more insight). The story line focuses on the mentally broken Dale and the woman who hopes her love for him nurtures him back to being whole. This gripping character driven tale takes no prisoners as to who truly sacrifices vs. who patriotically calls for others to sacrifice through the anguish of the battle fatigue syndrome protagonist. Only the patience and nurturing of a loved one can provide solace and even that may not be enough. Harriet Klausner