{"product_id":"a-year-at-the-races-reflections-on-horses-humans-love-money-and-luck-paperback","title":"A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Smiley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of a novelist's lifelong obsession with horses. \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\"Exuberant...witty, completely delightful.... A kind of \u003ci\u003eNational Velvet \u003c\/i\u003efor adults.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every horse story is a love story,\" writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley does in this \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he \"tells\" a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on equine intelligence, affection, and character, \u003ci\u003eA Year at the Races\u003c\/i\u003e is a winner.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery horse story is a love story, writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley does in this irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of her obsession. \u003cbr\u003eIn particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he \"tells\" a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on equine intelligence, affection, and character, A Year at the Races is a winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eGood Faith, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a critically acclaimed biography of Charles Dickens. She is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. Smiley owns several horses and lives in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 287\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.08 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979064508717,"sku":"9781400033171","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/i_kbwgBOSs9781400033171.webp?v=1775818763","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-year-at-the-races-reflections-on-horses-humans-love-money-and-luck-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}