In case you didn't catch it, this book is by the same author that wrote Water For Elephants, one of the books we read for our book club meeting. I saw this at Value Village for 2$ and thought it was worth trying to see if I liked it. And I really liked it. It wasn't as sensational as Water for Elephants, but her writing is just a good and the story she weaves is pretty compelling. The story follows Annemarie who, after a divorce, moves her troubled teenage daughter back to her childhood home. Doesn't sound too noteworthy, but Annemarie was an Olympic Equestrian who suffered a freak accident that killed her horse and almost killed her. And she never got back on a horse. And her childhood home is a horse farm. And Annemarie's father is dying. Sounds rather depressing right? Amazingly, it is not. I think my favorite thing about this book is that it focuses on characters who are not perfect. They make a lot of dumb mistakes, just like the rest of us do. But they learn to come to grips with some of the drama/trauma in their lives and get back on a track. I also like that the story never aims to make the characters lives perfect, just normal and livable. If I had to pick a theme for this book I would say that it revolves around families (and all of the problems that come with family) and love, in all of its diffrenet forms. I would highly recommend this book, purely enjoyable.
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