Horse by Geraldine Brooks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A powerful, and easy to digest book. This is about so many things, not just a horse. This is a book that is right out of the headlines and traces our current problems right back to their beginning. Racism and slavery. The perspective of a slave and his family is so well portrayed that I got tears in my eyes from it at times and anger at others.
You know an author is great when you read about horses and racing, something I have little interest in and it holds your interest. She is a master.
The characters come alive and the plot moves along in not always predictable ways.
Read this book!


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The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I wish this was not a stand alone. I would like to read about these characters and the further exploits. Brilliantly written. It was a pleasure to read and, as Winspear does, it exposed me to a whole lot of wonderful history. Not a boring moment.

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