Year at the Races - Couverture rigide

Smiley, Jane

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0571224350 ISBN 13 : 9780571224357

Editeur : Faber & Faber, 2004

Synopsis

Smiley draws upon her first-hand knowledge of horses, as well as the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockeys and even a real-life horse whisperer, to reveal the horse on all levels - practical, theoretical and emotional. To this she adds drama and suspense as two of her own horses begin their careers at the racetrack. As Waterwheel and Wowie aspire to the winner's circle, we are enchanted and enthralled by what it's really like to own, train and root for a thoroughbred.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in St Louis, Missouri. Smiley's first novel, Barn Blind (1980), tells the story of a severe mother who alienates her husband and children after one of her sons dies in a horseback riding accident. A later novel, The Greenlanders (1988), about a curse that afflicts several generations of a 14th-century Scandinavian family, reflects Smiley's training as a scholar of medieval literature. Two collections of her shorter fiction also have been published: The Age of Grief (1987) and Ordinary Love and Good Will (1989). In 1992 she won the Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres (1991). She lives in Northern California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Faber & Faber
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0571224350
• ISBN 13: 9780571224357
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible