Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Heart of Horses by Molly Gloss

I received this book as a gift from Mom last year for Christmas or my birthday, I don’t remember which.  I finally had some time to do some reading and this was an easy first choice.  To start it off I must say I truly enjoyed the book.  It goes back to during WWI when a woman leaves her home to break horses for people as the majority of the able men have gone to fight in the war.  She stumbles upon a small region in the pacific northwest where she starts riding numerous horses and breaks them in ways people have not seen before.  This is the story of a brave woman and those that she comes into contact with.  It can be a bit choppy at times but overall an easy and delightful read.  It made me smile, laugh and cry which I think is a pretty complete checklist when selecting a book.  I would recommend it if you like tales of the old west!

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