1798 - Geraldine Brooks - Horse: A Novel | The Book Show

January 03, 2023 • 00:27:13
1798 - Geraldine Brooks - Horse: A Novel | The Book Show
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1798 - Geraldine Brooks - Horse: A Novel | The Book Show

Jan 03 2023 | 00:27:13

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Show Notes

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history. In her new novel, "Horse," Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Geraldine Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history.

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