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THE HEARTS OF HORSES by Molly Gloss (2007) is a novel about community and hope and heartache and real life. This is at least my fifth time through, including once read aloud to my husband and three sets of notes and several maps. I wish the last chapter were labeled "Epilogue" even though it isn't exactly one, but I cried again, and in the same places. This is one of my all-time favorite novels.

Since I teach the novel, I don't feel I can say more. But there is enormous compassion and believable people living in the real world.

I will say it's as more about the hearts of people than it is about the hearts of horses, though loving horses doesn't hurt the reader. Gloss knows horses.

And the sequel is due out this fall. Just sayin. UPDATE: Love the sequel too!