Thickwood

by Gayle M. Smith Narrated by Elizabeth Klett

Overview

“Some peoples call you misisahk. It means horsefly. You fly with the horses . . . you're small, with a big bite.”

Raised on a ranch in Saskatchewan's rugged Thickwood Hills, where the prairie transitions to forest, Willomena Swift, home from playing for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, finds a precious foal killed by a rogue stallion.

The stallion's owner, once Willo's baseball coach, now chairs the committee heading up the new cooperative pasture-a pasture that is set to swallow her family lease, where she grew up, learned to love and understand horses, and dreamed of returning to raise them.

Facing numerous challenges with both the stallion and his owner, Willo remembers her past years playing professional baseball as she struggles to realize her dreams in the present.

Amid romance and tragedy, Willo must find a way to stand on her own and assert her rightful place in her beloved Thickwood.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"If Yellowstone and A League of Their Own had a lovechild, it would be Thickwood. I immediately fell in love with the characters, and felt a deep connection to the struggles of Willo. If you have ever been a girl in a man's world, if you have ever dreamed of being a cowboy, if you have ever truly loved a horse, this book is for you and about you. So impeccably written you will smell the forest and horse sweat as Willow rides the tough countryside of the Thickwood hills. I just hope this is only the beginning for these characters as I long for more from them!"

- Dana Parker

Product Details

BN ID:	2940176795004
Publisher:	Shadowpaw Press
Publication date:	10/04/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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