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A review by lizaroo71
The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss
5.0
a beautifully told story set in 1917 on oregon. martha lessen is a woman broncobuster - rare for the time. she has left home and is seeking employment to break horses. she finds employment on the bliss ranch and from there begins to lay down roots in the town.
the horses she ends up breaking all belong to various ranchers and farmers in the community so she finds herself reluctantly being pulled into the social circles of the town. we are told the story of each character and although the book is not very many pages, as a reader, you feel each character is well-developed and comes full circle.
i loved hearing about one town's response to WWI and how the various townspeople coped with the horrors happening overseas and at home.
the story unfolds at just the right pace and i really liked martha lessen's character (particularly her love for horses and treating them humanely).
the horses she ends up breaking all belong to various ranchers and farmers in the community so she finds herself reluctantly being pulled into the social circles of the town. we are told the story of each character and although the book is not very many pages, as a reader, you feel each character is well-developed and comes full circle.
i loved hearing about one town's response to WWI and how the various townspeople coped with the horrors happening overseas and at home.
the story unfolds at just the right pace and i really liked martha lessen's character (particularly her love for horses and treating them humanely).