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Barbara Esstman

Autore di Night Ride Home

6 opere 124 membri 3 recensioni

Sull'Autore

Comprende il nome: Barbara Eastman

Opere di Barbara Esstman

Night Ride Home (1997) 84 copie
The Other Anna: A Novel (1993) 23 copie
Mare's Milk (1997) 8 copie
En ny sjanse (1998) 3 copie
Un hogar en tinieblas (1999) 3 copie

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Informazioni generali

Sesso
female

Utenti

Recensioni

The story starts in Spring 1947, when 17yo Simon is on Mom Nora's spirited horse. The horse tripped and Simon died on impact...and his death fractured his family. Mom Nora was sedated and eventually hospitalized for "hysteria" as was typical in those years if you weren't the docile wife that was expected. Neal, the husband, can't stand the farm, so he moves to Chicago with the daughter Clea. But Nora refuses to see her family's farm, is backed by her mother & horse wrangler Ozzie, who has loved Nora since she was a teen, comes back to the farm to help her rebuild.… (altro)
 
Segnalato
nancynova | 1 altra recensione | Jan 31, 2023 |
Nora Mahler beheert vol overgave een paardenfokkerij. Als haar zoon Simon, door een ongelukkige val van een paard, om het leven komt, wordt Nora hysterisch. Het gezin valt uit elkaar. Heel voorzichtig vindt Nora haar weg terug.
 
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tantanel | 1 altra recensione | Oct 10, 2008 |
An early twentieth century novel of unwed-motherhood, adoption and stifling upraising. Surprisingly, this IS a good book despite the bleakness!
 
Segnalato
meerka | Jul 16, 2007 |

Statistiche

Opere
6
Utenti
124
Popolarità
#161,165
Voto
½ 3.4
Recensioni
3
ISBN
24
Lingue
4

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