Silver Dreams
For heart-pounding, page-turning excitement with emotional surprises, upsets and photo finishes, put your money on a racetrack novel that brilliantly captures the world of thoroughbred horses and the people who love them, SILVER DREAMS by Sondra Rice Newman. Right out of the gate, Newman draws you into the dazzling big-city life of successful career woman Leigh Meredith. But just when you think you are comfortably in the saddle for one of those power-sex-and-money sagas, the heroine becomes a far more complex and fascinating character when she tosses aside the unsatisfying trappings of glamour for life in the rolling hillsides of the Virginia horse country.
Quite by accident, or perhaps divine design, Leigh takes pity on an abandoned one-eyed gelding named Silver Dreams, and together they gallop into the world of horse racing. As her relationship with Silver Dreams unfolds, it becomes a rich exploration of the multiple meanings of the love between the woman and the gray horse; the love shared amongst her circle of friends who embrace the vision of Silver Dreams on the track; the love of simple ideals about decency and loyalty (in stark contrast to the big city business ethics); and the passionate love Leigh finds with the man who is her soul mate.
As a smart young woman in search of personal fulfillment, Leigh opens herself to problems and dangers that sometimes require all of her force of personality and moral fortitude. As she is tested on this journey of self-discovery, she finds resources in herself and in her friends that prepare her for the life transformation of her dreams.
One of the many magic tricks in this riveting novel is that even if you never cared a whit about horses or thoroughbred racing, little by little you are seduced by Silver Dreams, until the fascinating details of training, horse grooming, and jockey techniques become engaging turning points in a fast-paced story. Newman knows how to gather the energy of a good story and build from scene to scene in a way that gathers both excitement and understanding. From the moment Leigh's curiosity takes her out to Bibs McBride's Boarding Farm to see a "skinny, ole sick horse" to the tense high point as Silver Dreams enters the starting gate for the Breeder's Cup at Churchill Downs, Silver Dreams is a smooth-gaited, breathtakingly swift ride that becomes more electrifying at each turn.
More important, this is a satisfying novel that grapples with some of the key issues of our business-fixated, money-driven contemporary world. A horse with a big heart proves to be the way that Leigh comes to grips with her own heart and opens up her life to moral and romantic successes that would never have been possible in the expensive penthouses of New York City. The heroine comes away from this saga a winner in many ways, and so does the reader.
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Quite by accident, or perhaps divine design, Leigh takes pity on an abandoned one-eyed gelding named Silver Dreams, and together they gallop into the world of horse racing. As her relationship with Silver Dreams unfolds, it becomes a rich exploration of the multiple meanings of the love between the woman and the gray horse; the love shared amongst her circle of friends who embrace the vision of Silver Dreams on the track; the love of simple ideals about decency and loyalty (in stark contrast to the big city business ethics); and the passionate love Leigh finds with the man who is her soul mate.
As a smart young woman in search of personal fulfillment, Leigh opens herself to problems and dangers that sometimes require all of her force of personality and moral fortitude. As she is tested on this journey of self-discovery, she finds resources in herself and in her friends that prepare her for the life transformation of her dreams.
One of the many magic tricks in this riveting novel is that even if you never cared a whit about horses or thoroughbred racing, little by little you are seduced by Silver Dreams, until the fascinating details of training, horse grooming, and jockey techniques become engaging turning points in a fast-paced story. Newman knows how to gather the energy of a good story and build from scene to scene in a way that gathers both excitement and understanding. From the moment Leigh's curiosity takes her out to Bibs McBride's Boarding Farm to see a "skinny, ole sick horse" to the tense high point as Silver Dreams enters the starting gate for the Breeder's Cup at Churchill Downs, Silver Dreams is a smooth-gaited, breathtakingly swift ride that becomes more electrifying at each turn.
More important, this is a satisfying novel that grapples with some of the key issues of our business-fixated, money-driven contemporary world. A horse with a big heart proves to be the way that Leigh comes to grips with her own heart and opens up her life to moral and romantic successes that would never have been possible in the expensive penthouses of New York City. The heroine comes away from this saga a winner in many ways, and so does the reader.
Silver Dreams
For heart-pounding, page-turning excitement with emotional surprises, upsets and photo finishes, put your money on a racetrack novel that brilliantly captures the world of thoroughbred horses and the people who love them, SILVER DREAMS by Sondra Rice Newman. Right out of the gate, Newman draws you into the dazzling big-city life of successful career woman Leigh Meredith. But just when you think you are comfortably in the saddle for one of those power-sex-and-money sagas, the heroine becomes a far more complex and fascinating character when she tosses aside the unsatisfying trappings of glamour for life in the rolling hillsides of the Virginia horse country.
Quite by accident, or perhaps divine design, Leigh takes pity on an abandoned one-eyed gelding named Silver Dreams, and together they gallop into the world of horse racing. As her relationship with Silver Dreams unfolds, it becomes a rich exploration of the multiple meanings of the love between the woman and the gray horse; the love shared amongst her circle of friends who embrace the vision of Silver Dreams on the track; the love of simple ideals about decency and loyalty (in stark contrast to the big city business ethics); and the passionate love Leigh finds with the man who is her soul mate.
As a smart young woman in search of personal fulfillment, Leigh opens herself to problems and dangers that sometimes require all of her force of personality and moral fortitude. As she is tested on this journey of self-discovery, she finds resources in herself and in her friends that prepare her for the life transformation of her dreams.
One of the many magic tricks in this riveting novel is that even if you never cared a whit about horses or thoroughbred racing, little by little you are seduced by Silver Dreams, until the fascinating details of training, horse grooming, and jockey techniques become engaging turning points in a fast-paced story. Newman knows how to gather the energy of a good story and build from scene to scene in a way that gathers both excitement and understanding. From the moment Leigh's curiosity takes her out to Bibs McBride's Boarding Farm to see a "skinny, ole sick horse" to the tense high point as Silver Dreams enters the starting gate for the Breeder's Cup at Churchill Downs, Silver Dreams is a smooth-gaited, breathtakingly swift ride that becomes more electrifying at each turn.
More important, this is a satisfying novel that grapples with some of the key issues of our business-fixated, money-driven contemporary world. A horse with a big heart proves to be the way that Leigh comes to grips with her own heart and opens up her life to moral and romantic successes that would never have been possible in the expensive penthouses of New York City. The heroine comes away from this saga a winner in many ways, and so does the reader.
Quite by accident, or perhaps divine design, Leigh takes pity on an abandoned one-eyed gelding named Silver Dreams, and together they gallop into the world of horse racing. As her relationship with Silver Dreams unfolds, it becomes a rich exploration of the multiple meanings of the love between the woman and the gray horse; the love shared amongst her circle of friends who embrace the vision of Silver Dreams on the track; the love of simple ideals about decency and loyalty (in stark contrast to the big city business ethics); and the passionate love Leigh finds with the man who is her soul mate.
As a smart young woman in search of personal fulfillment, Leigh opens herself to problems and dangers that sometimes require all of her force of personality and moral fortitude. As she is tested on this journey of self-discovery, she finds resources in herself and in her friends that prepare her for the life transformation of her dreams.
One of the many magic tricks in this riveting novel is that even if you never cared a whit about horses or thoroughbred racing, little by little you are seduced by Silver Dreams, until the fascinating details of training, horse grooming, and jockey techniques become engaging turning points in a fast-paced story. Newman knows how to gather the energy of a good story and build from scene to scene in a way that gathers both excitement and understanding. From the moment Leigh's curiosity takes her out to Bibs McBride's Boarding Farm to see a "skinny, ole sick horse" to the tense high point as Silver Dreams enters the starting gate for the Breeder's Cup at Churchill Downs, Silver Dreams is a smooth-gaited, breathtakingly swift ride that becomes more electrifying at each turn.
More important, this is a satisfying novel that grapples with some of the key issues of our business-fixated, money-driven contemporary world. A horse with a big heart proves to be the way that Leigh comes to grips with her own heart and opens up her life to moral and romantic successes that would never have been possible in the expensive penthouses of New York City. The heroine comes away from this saga a winner in many ways, and so does the reader.
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| BN ID: | 2940013361133 |
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| Publisher: | Reed, Robert D. Publishers |
| Publication date: | 09/28/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 320 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
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