The God of Animals: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1416533257 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 305 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Peggy Bear said Did not like it.. I found this novel to be very depressing. Did not like it.. Horsemen, Beware T. Volz I'll start by saying I think Ms. Kyle writes well. I found her characters sufficiently complex to be interesting, and Alice, in particular, was well done. When she writes another novel, I will probably read it - as long as the subject matter is anything but horses.I have to agree with other reviewers who wondered why. Five Stars Simply delightful.
From an award-winning and talented young novelist comes one of the most exciting fiction debuts in years: a breathtaking and beautiful novel set on a horse ranch in small-town Colorado.When her older sister runs away to marry a rodeo cowboy, Alice Winston is left to bear the brunt of her family's troubles—a depressed, bedridden mother; a reticent, overworked father; and a run-down horse ranch. As the hottest summer in fifteen years unfolds and bills pile up, Alice is torn between dreams of escaping the loneliness of her duty-filled life and a longing to help her father mend their family and
Horse lore is a large part of what explains each of the people in the novel: separating mares from their foals, the way a stud is treated, breaking a horse, ordinary everyday contact. He doesn't even notice that she has outgrown her clothes. Lyrical, powerful, and unforgettable, The God of Animals is our must-read, must-own, must-share book for March. I didn't grow up on a ranch; didn't have a sister; my mother got out of bed and went to work every day. It was such a different world from the one I'd grown up in, and though I gave it up when I started high school, I guess it made a pretty big impression on me.Q: How did you think of the title?A: The title didn't come to me unt