A harrowing incident not only curtails a once illustrious show-jumping career, but also strains family relationships. Mears’ passion for horses and the wild country is matched by her extraordinary ability to explore the human condition when characters in the novel must deal with grief, loss and adversity there is an emotive, unbridled honesty to her prose, illuminating both the beauty and the ugliness of the world in which we live.Ī dark cloud is figuratively cast when horses and injuries collide, as they often, almost inevitably, do. Their inevitable kinship endures the trials and tribulations of the so-called “golden years” – the horror of war merely lingers in the background. Roley is instantly smitten with her determination and “fearlessness” on the circuit, considering Noah “like a pony just come out of the scrub.” Noah seeks redemption from her troubled past in the competitive show-jumping arena.
Noah’s life takes a turn for the better when she meets a talented young equestrian, Roley Nancarrow.
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