{"product_id":"the-horse-that-haunts-my-heart-9780981478784","title":"The Horse That Haunts My Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eA horse-crazy girl growing up in the Midwest, Deborah Smith Parker longs to live a cowboy's life in the West. When she turns 13 her parents allow her to live her dream on a western ranch where she meets her first love -- a horse named Tank. After a bumpy start, their extraordinary relationship begins to emerge, complete with the poignancy, hilarity and drama that tested relationships undergo. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Parker's coming-of-age-memoir takes place in the 1950s during three magical summers at a horse ranch and chronicles the development of her friendship with Tank. Looking back on that time decades later, Parker comes to realize that Tank was a kind of spiritual guide who protected her from danger and guided her to a greater understanding of the connections of the seen with the unseen worlds that would come to play a greater part in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith humor and well-wrought description, Parker paints a vivid picture of life on the ranch -- the dirt, hard work, risky antics, and dangers on the trail while learning about the consciousness of horses and the language in which they express it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Smith Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Astrologicus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981478784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Smith Parker is a writer, poet, essayist, blogger and author of two books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer first book, \u003cem\u003eHumanus Astrologicus (2010)\u003c\/em\u003e, goes where no astrologer has gone before, and easily takes the reader along. Parker blends ancient knowledge with modern wit and rhyme. And unlike many astrology books, it has richness both for the person clueless about astrology as well as the seasoned astrologer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Horse that Haunts My Heart (2014) \u003c\/em\u003eis Parker's recent release. Anyone who ever loved a horse - or wished they had-will be quickly captivated by this coming of age memoir that chronicles the extraordinary relationship Parker developed with her horse, shaped by the poignancy, hilarity and drama that tested relationships undergo -all set against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer other works have appeared in more than 25 different published outlets ranging from \"Journal of the American Medical Association\" to \"The Mountain Astrologer\" to \"North County Times\" to \"Nuthouse\" to \"New Press Literary Quarterly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParker grew up bi-lingual, fluent in both prose and poetry, learning from her father at an early age to write clever verse. Later she learned how to use writing to dig deep into the pain and revelations of life. However, whatever topic she writes on or form she writes in, Parker is genetically programmed to incorporate her well-honed wit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParker is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she majored in English. She lives in North County San Diego with her husband, Jeff, a homeopath and their Cattle Dog, Eli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astrologicus Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40445890822259,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_267feb37-89b6-4be7-98d6-a3fefec32801.jpg?v=1663425941","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-horse-that-haunts-my-heart-9780981478784","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}