A review by anitalouise
A Midwinter Prince by Harper Fox

5.0

So not sure why this has been tagged as historical. It isn't however I can see why some people thought so. It has a somewhat historical flair and plot - It takes place in England. Laurie is 19 years old, struggling under the weight of a cruel father and a mother who is so afraid of her husband that she can't care for her children. Laurie is failing school so his father gets a tutor to come to the home. He meets Sasha among the homeless population on the streets. A very historical like setting but this is solidly in the 21st century. An absolute tour-de-force by Harper - haunting, lyrical mesmerizing. I often find myself so engrossed in the author's words that I lose time. Sasha and Laurie jump off of the page. So many themes are woven throughout - racism, elitism, poverty vs wealth, the haves and have nots and the words, THE WORDS!! Oh my goodness - so evocative. "A panther or one of the mythical beasts that haunted English fields and started black panics in the countryside." "Something in Sasha must have despised him for it, sweeping through the underworld and picking out what he fancied, like Madonna choosing African babies." Dayuummmm! I just love how the ending was handled. Some unknowns - just like life.