| The Hearts of Horses Contributor(s): Gloss, Molly (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547085753 ISBN-13: 9780547085753 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: With an elegant sweetness and a pitch-perfect sense of western life reminiscent of Annie Dillard, Glosss breakout novel is a remarkable story about the connections between people and animals and how they touch one another in the most unexpected and profound ways. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - World War I - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.58 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An elegant, heartwarming story about the profound connections between people and animals
In the winter of 1917, nineteen-year-old Martha Lessen saddles her horses and heads for a remote county in eastern Oregon, looking for work "gentling" wild horses. She chances on a rancher, George Bliss, who is willing to hire her on. Many of his regular hands are off fighting the war, and he glimpses, beneath her showy rodeo garb, a shy but strong-willed girl with a serious knowledge of horses. So begins the irresistible tale of a young but determined woman trying to make a go of it in a man's world. Over the course of several long, hard winter months, many of the townsfolk witness Martha talking in low, sweet tones to horses believed beyond repair--getting miraculous, almost immediate results. It's with this gift that she earns their respect, and a chance to make herself a home. |