{"product_id":"horse-heaven-9780449005415","title":"Horse Heaven","description":"#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . [IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY\u003cbr\u003eSTRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING.\" --People \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a mastery\u003cbr\u003eof craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with each\u003cbr\u003ebook . . . Racing's eclectic mix of classes and personalities provides\u003cbr\u003eSmiley with fertile soil . . . Expertly juggling storylines, she\u003cbr\u003einvestigates the sexual, social, psychological, and spiritual problems\u003cbr\u003eof wealthy owners, working-class bettors, trainers on the edge of\u003cbr\u003efinancial ruin, and, in a typically bold move, horses.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The Washington Post \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A NOVEL OF PASSION IN EVERY SENSE . . . [SHE DOES] IT ALL WITH APLOMB .\u003cbr\u003e. . WITH A DEMON NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The Boston Sunday Globe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"WITTY, ENERGETIC . . . It's deeply satisfying to read a work of fiction\u003cbr\u003eso informed about its subject and so alive to every nuance and detail .\u003cbr\u003e. . [Smiley's] final chapters have a wonderful restorative quality.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"RICHLY DETAILED, INGENIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED . . . YOU WILL REVEL IN JANE\u003cbr\u003eSMILEY'S HORSE HEAVEN.\"\u003cbr\u003e--San Diego Union-Tribune \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChosen by the Los Angeles Times as One of the Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Smiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780449005415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/18\/2001 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Smiley is the author of nine previous works of fiction, including \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love \u0026amp; Good Will, A Thousand Acres\u003c\/b\u003e (for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize), and \u003cb\u003eMoo\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in northern California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44436235780211,"sku":"9780449005415","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c0964caf-0f5d-49bf-836c-3308c7347c41.jpg?v=1772895438","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/horse-heaven-9780449005415","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}