β Scribed by Jane Smiley
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
"A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . [IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY
STRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING." --People
"ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a mastery
of craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with each
book . . . Racing's eclectic mix of classes and personalities provides
Smiley with fertile soil . . . Expertly juggling storylines, she
investigates the sexual, social, psychological, and spiritual problems
of wealthy owners, working-class bettors, trainers on the edge of
financial ruin, and, in a typically bold move, horses."
--The Washington Post
"A NOVEL OF PASSION IN EVERY SENSE . . . [SHE DOES] IT ALL WITH APLOMB .
. . WITH A DEMON NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE."
--The Boston Sunday Globe
"WITTY, ENERGETIC . . . It's deeply satisfying to read a work of fiction
so informed about its subject and so alive to every...
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
An all-new epic tale of terror and redemption set in the hinterlands of midcentury New Mexico from the acclaimed author of _The Troop_ βwhich Stephen King raved βscared the hell out of me and I couldnβt put it down...old-school horror at its best.β From electrifying horror author Nick Cutter comes
"A trio of mismatched mercenaries -- Micah Shughrue, Minerva Atwater, and Ebenezer Elkins, coloquially known as 'the Englishman' -- is hired by young Ellen Bellhaven for a deceptively simple task: check in on her nephew, who may have been taken against his will to a remote New Mexico backwoods settl
In 1957 Barcelona, Daniel Semper and his close friend Fermin Romero de Torres find their lives violently disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious stranger who threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past.
The internationally acclaimed _New York Times_ bestselling author Carlos Ruiz ZafΓn takes us into a dark, gothic Barcelona and creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge in which the heroes of _The Shadow of the Wind_ and _The Angelβs Game_ must contend with a nemesi
Descended from the Hawaiian royal line, Jonathan Napela became one of the first--and most influential--converts to the Church in Hawaii. A man of intelligence, social status, and wealth, he used his considerable position to further the gospel in his native land. He developed a lifelong bond of broth