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Now in paperback, Horse Heaven combines the intense feeling of Smileys Pulitzer Prize-winning A Thousand Acres with the wit, pace, and brightness of Moo. Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, the book puts readers among the trainers, track brats, jockeys, billionaire owners, restless wives, gamblers, and hangers-on who populate the endlessly fascinating world of horse racing. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY STRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING. --People ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a mastery of craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with each book . . . Racings eclectic mix of classes and personalities provides Smiley with fertile soil . . . Expertly juggling storylines, she investigates the sexual, social, psychological, and spiritual problems of wealthy owners, working-class bettors, trainers on the edge of financial ruin, and, in a typically bold move, horses. --The Washington Post A NOVEL OF PASSION IN EVERY SENSE . . . SHE DOES] IT ALL WITH APLOMB . . . WITH A DEMON NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE. --The Boston Sunday Globe WITTY, ENERGETIC . . . Its deeply satisfying to read a work of fiction so informed about its subject and so alive to every nuance and detail . . . Smileys] final chapters have a wonderful restorative quality. --The New York Times Book Review RICHLY DETAILED, INGENIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED . . . YOU WILL REVEL IN JANE SMILEYS HORSE HEAVEN. --San Diego Union-Tribune Chosen by the Los Angeles Times as One of the Best Books of the Year
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Brand: Jane Smiley
