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Everyone in the village knew how much Claire Vigere loved her horsesbut no one could have imagined that shed run away and follow them into war When thirteen-year-old Claire is near a horse, she becomes the horses shadow. She instinctively knows when to be still on a horses back, when to prod, and just how much to ask of a horse on any given day. Her grandfather, Ambrose, is keenly aware of her gift and has taught Claire all he knows about these magnificent creatures. But in the winter of 1863, Claire must learn the hardest lesson of all. Life is not just about the apple smell of a horses breath or the thrill of sending him into a gallop with a simple whisper in his ear. Claires family, who have seen many neighbours lose their homes and all their possessions, must do what they can to survive these hard times. That means selling their two best and most beloved Canadian horses, Beau Albert and Tibeau. But plucky Claire cannot bear to lose them. Disguised as a deaf boy (lest her accented English reveals her origins), Claire stows away in a wagon heading southand straight into the chaos of the American Civil War.

Who reads The Horse's Shadow?

Author

Scanlan, Lawrence

Publisher

Penguin Books Canada

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780143017158

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14