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Awards🏆Nominee (2001) - Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction - (Fiction)Contributor(s):Author: Jane Smiley#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . .IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLYSTRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING. --People ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a masteryof craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with eachbook . . . Racings eclectic mix of classes and personalities providesSmiley with fertile soil . . . Expertly juggling storylines, sheinvestigates the sexual, social, psychological, and spiritual problemsof wealthy owners, working-class bettors, trainers on the edge offinancial ruin, and, in a typically bold move, horses. --The Washington Post A NOVEL OF PASSION IN EVERY SENSE . . .SHE DOES] IT ALL WITH APLOMB .. . WITH A DEMON NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE. --The Boston Sunday Globe WITTY, ENERGETIC . . . Its deeply satisfying to read a work of fictionso informed about its subject and so alive to every nuance and detail .. .Smileys] final chapters have a wonderful restorative quality.--The New York Times Book Review RICHLY DETAILED, INGENIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED . . . YOU WILL REVEL IN JANESMILEYS HORSE HEAVEN.--San Diego Union-Tribune Chosen by the Los Angeles Times as One of the Best Books of the Year Review citationsNew York Times - pg. 24 - 03/18/2001
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Ballantine Books
