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The Hearts of Horses
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May 02, 2020
bookshelves: a-pleasant-escape, fascinating-window-into-the-past, feel-good-reads, sticks-with-you-for-life
I picked this book to read because it’s about horses and a young cowgirl who rides up to a ranch and asks if they need any help breaking colts. The first line hooked me: IN THOSE DAYS, even before the war had swept up all the young men from the ranches, there were girls who came through the country breaking horses.
This book is set in the winter of 1917 just as the US is getting into the War going on over in Europe.
The story unfolds gently much like the heroine Martha breaks her horses. The backdrop of Elwha County is as much a character as any in this tale. And there are many characters you get to know as you read along. It’s a dance that draws you in and then spins you out and back again. The issues going on in the county are timely to what is happening in the world today, though much has changed so much also remains the same.
I can see myself returning to this book again and savouring the story once more. Slipping in between the covers and returning to a world I dreamed of as a child. It felt like returning home to a safe and comfortable place, even while some not so nice things happen in the tale.
This book is set in the winter of 1917 just as the US is getting into the War going on over in Europe.
The story unfolds gently much like the heroine Martha breaks her horses. The backdrop of Elwha County is as much a character as any in this tale. And there are many characters you get to know as you read along. It’s a dance that draws you in and then spins you out and back again. The issues going on in the county are timely to what is happening in the world today, though much has changed so much also remains the same.
I can see myself returning to this book again and savouring the story once more. Slipping in between the covers and returning to a world I dreamed of as a child. It felt like returning home to a safe and comfortable place, even while some not so nice things happen in the tale.
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Reading Progress
August 4, 2016
– Shelved
August 4, 2016
– Shelved as:
to-read
Started Reading
May 2, 2020
– Shelved as:
sticks-with-you-for-life
May 2, 2020
– Shelved as:
feel-good-reads
May 2, 2020
– Shelved as:
fascinating-window-into-the-past
May 2, 2020
– Shelved as:
a-pleasant-escape
May 2, 2020
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Finished Reading
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May 02, 2020 07:57PM
Sounds like something I’d enjoy too. Great review. I always love your take on books.
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Thanks Jen, it has some fascinating horsey sections and great historical context. I think you’d like it. Sad though in spots. Much deeper insights than I expected going in.
I enjoyed that book, too. It was very realistic. That's my review. ;)
