Outstanding character-driven novel

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	• The Hearts of Horses Molly Gloss Houghton Mifflin, 2007 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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Outstanding character-driven novel

When I was a kid I read every horse story in print and I remember especially Black Beauty (of course) and the books of Will James. Hearts of Horses is the same kind of book. The language is as simple as a pair of leather chaps, and the lead character of Martha is as quiet and soft-spoken, determined and brave, as any character Jimmy Stewart ever played--and almost as tall. It's a Western, but not a bang-bang shoot-em-up Western. It's about a young woman (though she's constantly and a little annoyingly always referred to as a girl) who asks for no special treatment, intrudes on no one, and makes her own way by doing what she does best--gentling and training horses. The author writes with the same quiet authority with which Martha trains her horses. It's a wonderful book.
...Ruth Sims/author of The Phoenix

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wonderful book

This book held my interest all the way through, but non-horse people might feel it dragged. I was totally unaware of the history of young women who were employed as horse breakers or trainers.
Even though her methods were unorthodox then, it seems only common sense that her methods would be more effective, and possibly just as quick in the long run.
I love horses, and even though I'm not as knowledgeable as I would like, It breaks my heart to hear of cruel training methods. Martha is an amazing character.
I want to read more of Gloss's books.

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Hearts of Horses

This book was enjoyable, it is more what I had expected from the book The Horse Whisperer actually (which I was very disappointed in). Just enough historical data so the reader has an idea what the world was like, enough character information to make them feel like neighbors.

Ride through history

I enjoyed this book from cover to cover. The story is well rounded and easily takes you back to the way things were during the early 19th century, an unusual main character, cultural norms and prejudices of the time all flow together naturally and weave a delightful story anyone would enjoy. Not just for horse lovers. I wish it were longer! I hate saying goodbye to the characters I've come to know in a good story. Highly recommended.

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