A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American historyI loved this book so much ANN PATCHETTBrilliantly varied and with a galloping pace MAIL ON SUNDAYA masterpiece JANE SMILEYThrilling NEW YORK TIMESKentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to recordsetting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamour of any racetrack. Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a NigerianAmerican art historian, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared interest in the horse one studying the stallions bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success. Based on the remarkable true story of the recordbreaking thoroughbred, Lexington, who became Americas greatest stud sire, Horse is an original, gripping, multilayered reckoning with the legacy of enslavement and racism in America.

Binding: Paperback;416 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 448 g; Dimensions: 127 x 198 x 29

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