Just After Midnight

A Novel

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

Narrated by: Kate Rudd

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.