A Year at the Races : Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
Автор:
Jane Smiley, 304 стр., ISBN:
1400040582
Book DescriptionThe Pulitzer Prize—winning author of A Thousand Acres gallops into territory she first explored in her acclaimed best-selling novel Horse Heaven ("Deeply satisfying . . . a smart, warmhearted,winning book” –New York Times Book Review) with this irresistible account of her lifelong love affair with horses. Smiley draws upon her firsthand knowledge of horses, as well as the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys, and even a real-life horse whisperer, to examine the horse on all levels–practical, theoretical, and emotional. She shares not only "cute stories” about her own horses, but also fascinating and original insights into horse–and human–behavior. To all this she adds an element of drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. As the sexy black filly Waterwheel andthe...
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