Horse People

✍ Scribed by Holladay, Cary

• Book ID: 109720704
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 159 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780807150948

✦ Synopsis

Set in the pastoral horse country of Rapidan, Virginia, the stories in Cary Holladay's Horse People chronicle the lives of the Fenton family through the Civil War, the Great Depression, and World War II. At the center of these interconnected stories is Nelle, a northern debutante who marries into the Fenton family and establishes herself as their stern and combative matriarch.
Nelle's arrival in Virginia sets up the familial conflict: The Fentons, though well-respected millers and horse-breeders, remain yeoman farmers, whereas Nelle grew up in a wealthy, urban environment. Her high-brow sensibility creates animosity within her new family and fosters resentment among the rural poor. Headstrong and contentious, Nelle relies on an almost supernatural connection with horses to escape the hostility that surrounds her. As Nelle ages and experiences the sweeping cultural changes and hardships of early twentieth-century America, she comes to symbolize everything she once challenged...
Number of Words in Auth: 2
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Single Author : Cary Holladay
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