《RidingLessons》作者：Gruen,Sara
基本信息
本書封皮外文書名:騎術課
簡裝:400頁
正文語種:英語
ISBN:0060580275
條形碼:9780060580278
產品尺寸及重量:17x11.4x2.5cm;204g
ASIN:0060580275
內容簡介
Twentyyearsafteratragicaccidentdestroyedherridingcareer,Olympicaspirations,andbelovedhorse,AnnemarieZimmerreturnstoherdyingfather'sNewHampshirehorsefarmwithhertroubledteenagedaughterandencounterstwomenwhocouldchangeherlife--thegentleveterinarianshehadlovedasagirlandtheseductivetrainerwithagiftforworkingwithhorses.Original.AstunningnewvoiceinAmericanfiction,SaraGruenmakesamasterfuldebutwithanoveloffamily,tragedy,rebirth...andthebreathtakingloveofsomethingwild.
Asaworld-classequestrienneandOlympiccontender,AnnemarieZimmerlivedforthethrillofflightatopastrong,gracefulanimal.Then,ateighteen,atragicaccidentdestroyedherridingcareerandHarry,herbelovedanddistinctivelymarkedhorse.
Now,twentyyearslater,Annemarieiscominghometoherdyingfather'sNewHampshirehorsefarm.joblessandabandoned,sheisbringinghertroubledteenageddaughtertothisplaceofpainandmemory,whereghostsofanunresolvedyouthstillhauntthefieldsandstables--andwherehopelivesintheeyesofthehandsome,gentleveterinarianAnnemarielovedasagirl...andintheseductiveallureofatrainerwithamagictouch.
ButeverythingwillchangeyetagainwithoneglimpseofaredandwhitestripedgeldingstartlinglysimilartotheoneAnnemarielostinanotherlifetime.Andanobsessionisbornthatcouldshatterherfragileworld.
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From Publishers Weekly LikeThe Horse Whisperer,Gruen'spolisheddebutisataleofhumanhealingsetagainsttheprimalworldofhorses.TheOlympicdreamsofteenagedequestrianAnnemarie Zimmerendwhenherbelovedhorse,Harry,injuresheranddestroyshimselfinajumpingaccident.Intheagonizingaftermath,shegivesupridingandhorsesentirely.Twodecadeslater,shereturnstoherfamily'shorsefarmadivorcee,withhertroubledteenageddaughter,Eve,intow.There,hergruffGermanicmotherstrugglestomaintainthefarmandcareforAnnemarie'sfather,whoisstrickenwithALS.AlthoughAnnemariedecides(disastrously)tomanagethefarm'sbusiness,herattentionquicklyturnstoanoldandostensiblyworthlesshorsewiththesamerarecoloringasHarry.Herlong-deniedpassionforridingreawakensasshetracksthehorse'sidentityandeventuallydiscoversittobeHarry'syoungerbrother.Shemusthealbothhorseandherselfasshestruggleswithherfather'sdeterioration,Eve'srebellionandherattractiontoboththefarm'snewtrainerandherchildhoodsweetheartDan.Impulsiveandself-absorbed,Annemarieisn'talwayslikable,butGruen'sportraitofthestoicelderZimmersisbeautifullynuanced,asisherevocationofEve'sadolescenttroubles.Amidthisrealisticallycomplexgenerationalsandwich,thebook'sappealinghorsescenes—depictedwithunsentimentalaffection—helpbuildamovingstoryofloss,survivalandrenewal.Copyright©ReedBusinessInformation,adivisionofReedElsevierInc.Allrightsreserved.
From Booklist *StarredReview*Annemarie,18,isaworld-classequestriennewhoissuretobeacontenderinthenextOlympics.Then,aterriblejumpingaccidentcausesthedeathofhermagnificenthorse,HighlandHarry,aswellassevereinjuriestoAnnemarieherself.Damagedasmuchinspiritasinbody,shemarriesRoger,movestoanotherstate,andgetsadegreeinEnglish,vowingnevertorideagain.TwentyyearsofamoreorlessemotionallyemptylifegobyuntilonefatefuldaywhenAnnemarielosesbothherjobandherhusband.Withherdefiant15-year-olddaughterintow,Annemariereturnstoherparents'ridingschoolinNewHampshire,whereherfatherisdyingfromALS(LouGehrig'sdisease).Suddenly,Annemarieisbombardedwithallsortsofemotionsandresponsibilities,includingtherekindlingofanoldromanceandthediscoveryofabroken-downhorsethatlooksremarkablylikeHighland Harry.FansofNicholas Evans'The Horse Whisperer(1995)andJessicaBird'simpressivedebut,LeapingHearts(2002),willalsoenjoythisemotion-packedbook,whichissoexquisitelywrittenit'shardtobelievethatit'salsoadebut.Shelley MosleyCopyright©AmericanLibraryAssociation.Allrightsreserved
