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A forty-ton truck hurdles out of control on a snowy country road, a teenage girl on horseback in its path. In a few terrible seconds the life of a family is shattered. And a mother’s quest begins–to save her maimed daughter and a horse driven mad by pain. It is an odyssey that will bring her... read more
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Characters edit
- Grace MacLean: Young girl who was injured in a tragic accident involving her horse. Her best friend was killed and her horse badly injured and disfigured.
- Annie Graves: Grace's mother who is trying to help her daughter and the horse recover from their physical and emotional traumas.
- Tom Booker: Horse trainer thought to have special connections with horses.
- Pilgrim: Grace's wounded horse.
- Robert: Grace's father and Annie'e husband
- Frank: Tom's brother. Married to Diane. Father to Joe and the twins. Runs the Double Divide Ranch
- Diane: Wife of Frank. Secretly in love with Tom. Jealous of Annie.
- Joe: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Dyer
- Hank
- Koopman
- Rachel
- Wayne Tanner
- Scott
- Harry Logan
- Judith
- Hal
- Gulliver
- Rimrock
- Craig
- Terri Carlson
- Liz Hammond
- Rona
- Lester
- Wendy Auerbach
- Rosie
- Joan Dyer
- Elsa
- Gates
- Gracie
- Eric
- Don
- Lucy Friedman
- Chevy
- John
- Dale
- Freddie
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Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- Montana
- Chatham
- Choteau
- England
- Kentucky
- Great Falls
- Wyoming
- Geneva
- Dakar
- Lariat
- California
First Sentence edit
THERE WAS DEATH AT ITS BEGINNING AS THERE WOULD BE death again at its end.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 196 of 196 in BBC 'Big Read' Top 200 Novels, 2003. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The War of the Worlds, and followed by A Fine Balance.
This is book 10 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1995. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Politically Correct Holiday Stories.
This is book 100 of 96 in Waterstone's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by I, Claudius.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nicholas Evans (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dell
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 978-0440222651
Page Count: 480
Publisher: Dell
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 978-0440222651
Page Count: 480
Awards edit
- BBC's Big Read (April 2003, #195)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsSome mature sexual situations and adult language.
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