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Horse : A novel by Geraldine Brooks is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Horse : A novel about?

“Horse isn’t just an animal story—it’s a moving narrative about race & art.” — TIMEWinner of the 2023 Dayton Literary Peace Prize°°° A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, & the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, & injustice across American historyKentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret & a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting 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 & his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-century equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance.Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, & Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared interest in the horse—one studying the stallion

Who reads Horse : A novel?

Author

Geraldine Brooks

Publisher

Viking, Penguin Random House

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780399562983

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical

Rating

4.6 / 5 (25,387 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14