Gee Whiz is a striking horse, and only part of that is because of his size. Her brother receives a draft notice to Vietnam, her best friends return from their boarding school, and the wise, lovable
Abby Lovitt doesn't realize how unprepared she is when she takes her beloved horse, True Blue, to a clinic led by the most famous equestrian anyone knows. Abby's dad seems to think it will be Abby. A
When eighth-grader Abby Lovitt looks out at those pure-gold rolling hills, she knows there's no place she'd rather be than her family's ranch-even with all the hard work of tending to nine horses. Whe
Margaret Mayfield is nearly an old maid at twenty-seven when she marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early. Yet Andrew confounds Margaret's expectations from the moment their train leaves for his
Margaret Mayfield is nearly an old maid at twenty-seven when she marries Captain Andrew Jackson Jefferson Early. Yet Andrew confounds Margaret's expectations from the moment their train leaves for his
Discusses the pleasure of reading, and why a novel succeeds or doesn't. The author delves into the character of the novelist, and reveals how novels have affected her own life. She describes the proce
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley draws upon her first-hand knowledge to examine the horse on all levels - practical, theoretical and emotional. Drawing on the wisdom of trainers, vets, jockey
And is Felicity - winning, free-spirited (and already married) - really the one he's been waiting for?From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres, Good Faith is a masterly novel about s
Abby Lovitt has always been more at ease with horses than with people. But there's one gelding on her family's farm that gives her no end of trouble: the horse who won't meet her gaze, the horse who b