If you have read The Winter Sea, then you will love The Firebird...the story of Anna, interwove with a modern story including characters from The Shadowy Horses.

I have read several books by Susanna Kearsley (The Winter Sea is my favorite), and she never fails to include so much rich history in her stories. Some aspects of the story were a bit far fetched (reading minds, etc.) but one just has to take the story for what it is meant to be -- a beautiful story of discovering who you are, learning to fly with the wings you were given and to listen to your heart. This story shows that the manner and degree with which hearts can bond together is not affected by time, place or history. The workings of the heart are the same today as in yesteryear. A beautifully woven story that is sure to entertain.

The book could have been cut in half in length and still say all it had to.