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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of \;Horse \;(2022-Fiction) by Geraldine Brooks. (401 pp. - 4.36/5 on Goodreads).\n\n"Pulitzer winner Brooks returns after \;The Secret Chord \;with a fascinating saga based on the true story of a famous 19th-century racehorse. In 2019\, Theo Northam\, a Black graduate student in Washington\, D.C.\, finds a discarded equestrian painting that he decides to research for a Smithsonian magazine article. Meanwhile\, Jess\, a bone specialist at the Smithsonian\, gets a call about an old horse skeleton that's been stored in the museum's attic. Jess and Theo end up meeting\, but first Brooks takes the story to 1850s Lexington\, Ky.\, where Jarret Lewis\, an enslaved boy\, is the groom for a promising colt that his father\, Harry\, a freedman\, has trained. But then the horse\, Lexington\, is sold and the new buyer sends him along with Jarret to a Mississippi plantation with ruinous consequences. In 1853\, Lexington and Jarret end up in New Orleans\, where the horse thrills the racing world\, and Jarret hopes to buy his freedom\, while back in contemporary D.C.\, a romance blossoms between Jess and Theo. While Brooks's multiple narratives and strong character development captivate\, and she soars with the story of Jarret\, a late plot twist in the D.C. thread dampens the ending a bit. Despite a bit of flagging in the home stretch\, this wins by a nose. (from Publisher's Weekly)\n\nCopies book will be distributed at the March meeting and\, afterward\, are available by visiting the front desk at either Centerville or Woodbourne Library. The title is available in regular print\, large print\, eBook\, and eAudiobook. No registration is necessary\, but participants are encouraged to read the book prior to attending the discussion. \;\n\nPer CDC guidelines\, masks are now optional for in-person library programs held indoors. Please do not participate if you feel ill or are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. If conditions warrant\, programs may be offered virtually or cancelled. \;\nImage URL: https://wclibrary.info/images/blocks/bookEnds_horse_block.jpg
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Join us for a discussion of \;
Horse \;(2022-Fiction) by Geraldine Brooks. (401 pp. - 4.36/5 on Goodreads).
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Pulitzer winner Brooks returns after \;The Secret Chord \;with a fascinating saga based on the true story of a famous 19th-century racehorse. In 2019\, Theo Northam\, a Black graduate student in Washington\, D.C.\, finds a discarded equestrian painting that he decides to research for a Smithsonian magazine article. Meanwhile\, Jess\, a bone specialist at the Smithsonian\, gets a call about an old horse skeleton that's been stored in the museum's attic. Jess and Theo end up meeting\, but first Brooks takes the story to 1850s Lexington\, Ky.\, where Jarret Lewis\, an enslaved boy\, is the groom for a promising colt that his father\, Harry\, a freedman\, has trained. But then the horse\, Lexington\, is sold and the new buyer sends him along with Jarret to a Mississippi plantation with ruinous consequences. In 1853\, Lexington and Jarret end up in New Orleans\, where the horse thrills the racing world\, and Jarret hopes to buy his freedom\, while back in contemporary D.C.\, a romance blossoms between Jess and Theo. While Brooks's multiple narratives and strong character development captivate\, and she soars with the story of Jarret\, a late plot twist in the D.C. thread dampens the ending a bit. Despite a bit of flagging in the home stretch\, this wins by a nose. (from Publisher's Weekly)
Copies book will be distributed at the March meeting and\, afterward\, are available by visiting the front desk at either Centerville or Woodbourne Library. The title is available in regular print\, large print\, eBook\, and eAudiobook. No registration is necessary\, but participants are encouraged to read the book prior to attending the discussion. \;
Per CDC guidelines\, masks are now optional for in-person library programs held indoors. Please do not participate if you feel ill or are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. If conditions warrant\, programs may be offered virtually or cancelled. \;
\nImage URL: https://wclibrary.info/images/blocks/bookEnds_horse_block.jpg
TITLE:Book Ends - "Horse"
SUMMARY:Book Ends - "Horse"
LOCATION:Centerville Library\n\n at Conference Room\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Book Discussions, Programs, General
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