{"product_id":"9780349017594","title":"The Dark Horse","description":"Author: Rumer Godden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349017594\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Narcissus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe River \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'[Godden's] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal' ROSIE THOMAS,\u003ci\u003e GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' \u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'All horses can walk - some badly, some well, but to a few is given a gift of movement feline in its grace, a slouching, flowing continuous movement that is a joy to watch. Dark Invader strode in glorious rhythm, his great shoulders rolling, muscles rippling along his flanks under the satin skin.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1930s Calcutta, a beautiful racehorse brings together a group of outsiders: John Quillan, a talented trainer ostracized for his marriage; Mr Leventine, the shrewd new owner of Dark Invader; Ted Mullins, his groom, whose career has been derailed by scandal; and Mother Morag, head of an order of nuns working with the city's poor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSold in disgrace and shipped to India after a disappointing first season, the horse requires gentleness and careful handling - but soon becomes the firm favourite for the famous Viceroy Cup. Then, days before the race, Dark Invader disappears. When all seems lost, Mother Morag's sharp wits and gentle wisdom may just be their salvation. . .","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491596882078,"sku":"ADS-9780349017594","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349017594.jpg?v=1770594724","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349017594","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}