The Hearts of Horses: An Emotional Literary Novel of Wild Horses, True Grit, and Proving Herself in the American West

ISBN: 0547085753

Author: Gloss, Molly

Condition: New

"A shining example of Molly Gloss' gifts." - Amy Bloom, author of In LoveAward-winning author Molly Gloss' The Hearts of Horses is an elegant, heartwarming story about the profound connections between people and animals.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 mans 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 - getting miraculous, almost immediate results. It's with this gift that she earns their respect, and a chance to make herself a home.