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The Mare: A Novel

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The Mare: A Novel

Following her National Book Awardâ‚¬â€œnominated Veronica, here is Mary Gaitskillâ‚¬s most poignant and powerful work yetâ‚¬"the story of a Dominican girl, the Anglo woman who introduces her to riding, and the horse who changes everything for her.
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Velveteen Vargas is eleven years old, a Fresh Air Fund kid from Brooklyn. Her host family is a couple in upstate New York: Ginger, a failed artist and shakily recovered alcoholic, and her academic husband, Paul, who wonder what it will mean to â‚¬Å“make a differenceâ‚¬Â in such a contrived situation. Gaitskill illuminates their shifting relationship with Velvet over several years, as well as Velvetâ‚¬sÂ encounter with the horses at the stable down the roadâ‚¬"especially with an abused, unruly mare called Fugly Girl. With strong supporting charactersâ‚¬"Velvetâ‚¬s abusive mother, an eccentric horse trainer, a charismatic older boy who awakens Velvetâ‚¬s nascent passionâ‚¬"The Mare traces Velvetâ‚¬s journey between the vital, violent world of the inner city and the world of the small-town stable.
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In Gaitskillâ‚¬s hands, the timeless story of a girl and a horse is joined with a timely story of people from different races and classes trying to meet one another honestly. The Mare is raw, heart-stirring, and original.
Country USA
Manufacturer Pantheon
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-11-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307379740

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