An illustrated history of the wish that never goes away.
What happens when a pony-mad child grows up, but the wish refuses to grow up with her?
All I Want for Christmas Is a Horse follows one horse-mad heart from its earliest toddler longing into adulthood, when there is still no land, no spare money, and an alarming number of horse-sale advertisements open after midnight.
Written with the warmth and storytelling pace of fiction, this richly illustrated and carefully researched cultural history explores the Christmas wish that generations of children have written, whispered, and stubbornly refused to abandon.
Beginning with Victorian Christmas cards and pleading letters to Santa, Harriet Wintermere follows the dream through rocking horses, toy stables, beloved pony books, plastic ponies, mail-order catalogues, and muddy Saturday-morning riding lessons.
Along the way, readers will meet:
Funny, affectionate, and beautifully observed, this is more than a history of horse toys, pony stories, and equestrian childhood. It explores why horses hold such a powerful place in the imagination, why the desire for one can survive practicality, expense, and age, and what that enduring wish reveals about freedom, responsibility, companionship, and the person a child hopes to become.
Perfect for horse lovers, lifelong horse girls, equestrians, nostalgic readers, and anyone searching for a distinctive Christmas gift for a pony-mad friend.
Some wishes come true. The remarkable ones survive it.
外文書商品之書封，為出版社提供之樣本。實際出貨商品，以出版社所提供之現有版本為主。部份書籍，因出版社供應狀況特殊，匯率將依實際狀況做調整。
無庫存之商品，在您完成訂單程序之後，將以空運的方式為你下單調貨。為了縮短等待的時間，建議您將外文書與其他商品分開下單，以獲得最快的取貨速度，平均調貨時間為1~2個月。
為了保護您的權益，「三民網路書店」提供會員七日商品鑑賞期(收到商品為起始日)。
若要辦理退貨，請在商品鑑賞期內寄回，且商品必須是全新狀態與完整包裝(商品、附件、發票、隨貨贈品等)否則恕不接受退貨。
