{"product_id":"half-broke-horses-a-true-life-novel","title":"Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHang the Moon--\u003c\/i\u003e\"Walls vividly depicts her astonishing, resilient grandmother with a lightness of touch that is plainspoken yet heartfelt\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune). Half Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e has transfixed readers everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did.\" So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town--riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job. She learned to drive a car and fly a plane. And, with her husband, Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one who is Jeannette's memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds--against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn't fit the mold. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. \u003ci\u003eHalf Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's \u003ci\u003eOut of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e or Beryl Markham's \u003ci\u003eWest with the Night\u003c\/i\u003e. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere.","brand":"Jeannette Walls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103464485165,"sku":"BS-8XD-586296","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9781416586296-HD.jpg?v=1780286546","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/half-broke-horses-a-true-life-novel","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}