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Sep 11, 2013wendybird rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Nominated for a PEN/Bellwether prize ("high literary calibre that addresses social justice & impact of culture & politics on human relationships"), this novel features solid, sometimes even lyrical, writing. Plot follows young & newly widowed mom Nelly Grace as she leaves the big city & returns to her great-grandfathers farm house, deep within Maryland's horse country. A photographer herself, Nelly struggles with her photojournalist father's renown as she starts a new career and life (including love interest) I found the plot a bit circular & repetitive at times, and the ending a bit soft for my tastes, but a decent ride all the same. Equestrianism serves as a setting and action piece occasionally.