In the winter of 1917, a big-boned young woman shows up at George Bliss’ doorstep. She’s looking for a job breaking horses, and he hires her. Many of his regular hands are off fighting the war in Europe, and he glimpses beneath her showy rodeo garb, a shy but determined girl with a serious knowledge of horses. So begins the irresistable tale of Martha Lessen, a female horse whisperer trying to make a go of it in a man’s world. Along the way, Martha helps a German family, ostracised by the community, to save their horses, gentles another horse for a dying man – a last gift to his young son – and gradually earns the respect and admiration of her new neighbours. With elegant sweetness and a pitch-perfect sense of western life, The Hearts of Horses is a remarkable a story about how people and animals make connections and touch each other’s lives in the most unexpected and profound ways.
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- Edition: Paperback
- ISBN: 0330469509
- ISBN13: 9780330469500
- Dimensions: 130mm x 197mm
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