Hearts of Horses

Name: Hearts of Horses
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ISBN: 9780547085753

ISBN-10: 0547085753

ISBN-13: 9780547085753

Edition: 2007

Authors: Molly Gloss

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In the winter of 1917, nineteen-year-old Martha Lessen saddles her horses and heads for a remote county in eastern Oregon, looking for work "gentling" wild horses. She chances on a rancher, George Bliss, who is willing to hire her on. Many of his regular hands are off fighting the war, and he glimpses, beneath her showy rodeo garb, a shy but strong-willed girl with a serious knowledge of horses. So begins the irresistible tale of a young but determined woman trying to make a go of it in a man'39;s world. Over the course of several long, hard winter months, many of the townsfolk witness Martha talking in low, sweet tones to horses believed beyond repair -- and getting miraculous, almost…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 12/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Molly Gloss was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. She teaches writing and literature of the American West at Portland State University and lives in Portland, Oregon.