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“Proof that love for another animal can alone make one human and humane: wit and crushing sadness chasing each other all across the page; intelligence and bravery and perfect literary pitch... Damn great.”—Melissa Holbrook Pierson, author of Dark Horses and Black Beauties: Animals; Women, a Passion “A bold and sensitive memoir of what it means to open one’s heart to love... A magnificent read.”—Adele von Rust McCormick, Ph.D and Marlena Deborah McCormick, PhD, authors of Horses and the Mystical Path; Horse Sense and the Human Heart “A triumph for all spirits.”—Laura Shaine Cunningham, author of A Place in the Country “Should rank with the great animal stories.”—Ann Arensberg, author of Incubus "Two kindred spirits find each other in this beautifully written memoir about the human-animal bond."—Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation When Susan Richards agrees to care for an abused horse rescued by the local SPCA, her difficult life takes a new turn. Having lost her mother at five and raised by uncaring relatives, she has faced an unhappy marriage, divorce, and alcoholism. While attempting to capture the assigned horse, a skeletal mare named Lay Me Down enters her trailer. Despite already owning a mare and two geldings, it is with Lay Me Down that Susan forms a unique, healing bond that transforms her life. Poignant and evocative, this memoir resonates with anyone who has loved a horse or experienced loss.
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Chosen by a Horse, Susan Richards
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- Année de publication
- 2006
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- Titre
- Chosen by a Horse
- Sous-titre
- A Memoir
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Susan Richards
- Éditeur
- Soho Press
- Publié
- 2006
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 248
- ISBN10
- 1569474192
- ISBN13
- 9781569474198
- Séries
- Mots clés
- Nonfiction, Histoires vraies, Biographies, La nature, Animaux, Autobiographies et mémoires, Chevaux, Blagues & Anecdotes
- Évaluation
- 4,1 sur 5
- Description
- “Proof that love for another animal can alone make one human and humane: wit and crushing sadness chasing each other all across the page; intelligence and bravery and perfect literary pitch... Damn great.”—Melissa Holbrook Pierson, author of Dark Horses and Black Beauties: Animals; Women, a Passion “A bold and sensitive memoir of what it means to open one’s heart to love... A magnificent read.”—Adele von Rust McCormick, Ph.D and Marlena Deborah McCormick, PhD, authors of Horses and the Mystical Path; Horse Sense and the Human Heart “A triumph for all spirits.”—Laura Shaine Cunningham, author of A Place in the Country “Should rank with the great animal stories.”—Ann Arensberg, author of Incubus "Two kindred spirits find each other in this beautifully written memoir about the human-animal bond."—Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation When Susan Richards agrees to care for an abused horse rescued by the local SPCA, her difficult life takes a new turn. Having lost her mother at five and raised by uncaring relatives, she has faced an unhappy marriage, divorce, and alcoholism. While attempting to capture the assigned horse, a skeletal mare named Lay Me Down enters her trailer. Despite already owning a mare and two geldings, it is with Lay Me Down that Susan forms a unique, healing bond that transforms her life. Poignant and evocative, this memoir resonates with anyone who has loved a horse or experienced loss.