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The God of Animals
Aryn Kyle
A wise and astonishing novel about the different guises of love and the often steep tolls on the road to adulthood, The God of Animals is a haunting, unforgettable debut.
Scribner
March 2007
On Sale: March 1, 2007
Featuring: Alice Winston
320 pages
ISBN: 1416533249
EAN: 9781416533245
Hardcover
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Fiction
From an award-winning and talented young novelist comes
one of the most exciting fiction debuts in years: a
breathtaking and beautiful novel set on a horse ranch in
small-town Colorado. When her older sister runs away to marry a rodeo cowboy,
Alice Winston is left to bear the brunt of her family's
troubles -- a depressed, bedridden mother; a reticent,
overworked father; and a run-down horse ranch. As the
hottest summer in fifteen years unfolds and bills pile up,
Alice is torn between dreams of escaping the loneliness of
her duty-filled life and a longing to help her father mend
their family and the ranch. To make ends meet, the Winstons board the pampered horses of
rich neighbors, and for the first time Alice confronts the
power and security that class and wealth provide. As her
family and their well-being become intertwined with the
lives of their clients, Alice is drawn into an adult world
of secrets and hard truths, and soon discovers that people
-- including herself -- can be cruel, can lie and cheat, and
every once in a while, can do something heartbreaking and
selfless. Ultimately, Alice and her family must weather a
devastating betrayal and a shocking, violent series of
events that will test their love and prove the power of
forgiveness.
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