Horse Heaven

English

Series: Readers Circle Ser.

ISBN: 0449005410

EAN: 9780449005415

Category: Fiction / Sports/Fiction / Action & Adventure/Fiction / Humorous/Fiction / Short Stories (Single Author)/

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Release Date: 02/25/2001

Synopsis: #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 From the Trade Paperback edition.

Awards: Orange Prize for Fiction – null 

Horse Heaven

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.12 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 16.05 oz

Pages: 592