![]() ![]() ![]() ISBN-13: 9780449005415 Summary Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Horse Heaven puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire owners and restless wives. A paperback copy that is well read but still in good condition. Horse Heaven Jane Smiley, 2000 Random House 614 pp. All the constant excitement of racing courses through a novel that opens up a fascinating world even as it moves us with its exploration of wanting, loving, and striving of our mysterious bond with animals and, above all, of our profound desire to connect-emotionally, sexually, spiritually-with each other. And in an amazing feat of imagination, here are the magnificent Thoroughbreds themselves, from the filly orphaned at birth to the brown horse who always wins by a nose, a lovable "claimer" who passes from owner to owner on a heartwrenching journey down from the winner's circle. ![]() ![]() Here is the trainer of dazzling integrity and his opposite: a wicked prince of the tract, headed for still another swindle here are the gamblers and hangers-on. Horse Heaven Audible Audiobook Unabridged Jane Smiley (Author), Shelley Thompson (Narrator), & 1 more 284 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Read by Mary Beth Hurt Four Cassettes, 6 hours Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris,Horse Heavenputs us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire owners and restless wives. ![]()
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