It's been 10 years since I read Mountain Laurel for the first time, and since then I have read too many many romances to remember. However Mountain Laurel has stayed with me - the one reason for that is simply Maddie and her voice. Yes 'Ring is a great hero (he really is) but the whole framework of the novel revolves around the fact that Maddie is the greatest singer in the world. Her voice, her talent, is a character in itself with a past, history and progression all its own. Maddie's voice plays an integral part of Maddie's life, shaping her past and her present, her current quest, even 'Rings love for her. Her voice has such influence because it is a voice better than any the world… Read more
