{"product_id":"9780733649875","title":"Horse","description":"Author: Geraldine Brooks\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780733649875\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Jun 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e comes a vivid and unique new novel for lovers of sweeping historical fiction and books about iconic racehorses like Seabiscuit and Secretariat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE FICTION INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARDS 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE 2022\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND FICTION BOOK AWARD 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'He tilted his desk lamp so that the light fell on the image. The head of a bright bay colt gazed out of the canvas, the expression in the eyes unusual and haunting.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA discarded painting in a roadside clean-up, forgotten bones in a research archive, and Lexington, the greatest racehorse in US history. From these strands of fact, Geraldine Brooks weaves a sweeping story of spirit, obsession and injustice across American history.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKentucky, 1850.\u003c\/i\u003e An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South, even as the nation reels towards war. An itinerant young artist who makes his name from paintings of the horse takes up arms for the Union and reconnects with the stallion and his groom on a perilous night far from the glamour of any racetrack.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York City, 1954.\u003c\/i\u003e Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-century equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington, DC, 2019.\u003c\/i\u003e Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared interest in the horse - one studying the stallion's bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the moral complexity of \u003ci\u003eMarch\u003c\/i\u003e and a multi-stranded narrative reminiscent of \u003ci\u003ePeople of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e, this enthralling novel is a gripping reckoning with the legacy of enslavement and racism in America. \u003ci\u003eHorse\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest masterpiece from a writer with a prodigious talent for bringing the past to life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Geraldine Brooks' soulful tour de force ... The storytelling is magical and so too are the characters, whose pleasure and pain we feel intensely' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Australian Women's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Bring[s] to light the way that race and power are encoded into everyday inter","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46465989247134,"sku":"ADS-9780733649875","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780733649875.jpg?v=1770011036","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780733649875","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}