Lasso Your Heart (Used Hardcover) - Betty Cavanna

Prudence Foster and Cecily Rountree are cousins, but of vastly different backgrounds. Raised on a Texas cattle ranch, Prue comes tot he Pennsylvania when her father is transferred to a subsidiary of the ranch to do research on grass. This brings the Fosters near to the Rountrees Main Line home in Bryn Mawr. But when Prue gets an invitation to Cissy's debut, she doesn't want to go - for several reasons. She has no interest in huge social affairs, and her mare, Feather, is about to have her first foal.

Prue's mother insists on her going to the part - and she does - but not without misgivings and a sort of "poor relation" feeling. Arriving at Cissy's home a few days before the debut. she finds it difficult to fit into the life there - although a neighbor of Cissy's, Colin Grey, helps ger to enjoy the party. There is a tragic aftermath to the debut when Cissy's older sister, Lea, telephones from Holland that her aviator husband has been killed. Mr. and Mrs. Rountree fly to Holland immediately, and Cissy comes to the ranch with Prue.

Now it is Cissy's turn to fit into a new and different way of life. Though still recovering from the shock of her brother-in-law's death, she sets out to learn about ranch life - to ride horseback and do her share of the chores. Prue admires her spirit, thoughtfulness, and courage, and the two girls become close friends.

Condition: Hardcover is in good condition for its age with some wear and slight damage to the original dust jacket. A small pen marking is in the inside front cover.