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Violence
Some
A horse-and-truck accident described in detail; some hunting
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
A married woman's affair; tastefully depicted but central to the novel
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological trauma of a child and her horse; the weight of a marriage tested; the cost of the choice Annie makes
What this book is about
Grace MacLean's riding accident leaves her badly injured and her horse Pilgrim psychologically destroyed. Her mother Annie, a New York magazine editor, takes Grace and Pilgrim to Montana to find Tom Booker—a man said to be able to heal horses through communication rather than force. Nicholas Evans's novel is slow, lush, and emotionally precise about the way trauma works on horses and people alike, and about the affair that develops between Annie and Tom.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A graphic riding accident in the opening
A married woman's affair as central plot
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