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A review by peacel
The Georges and the Jewels by Jane Smiley
5.0
I put off reading his book for so long because I've had a bit of a time trying other 'horse' books, and then being virtually the same: teen drama in barns. Ugh!
But not so with this one. It's actually about her relationship with the horses, about her riding, about the family business of buying and selling horses.
Jane smiley has a talent I admire greatly: to create amazing, well-rounded characters who are NOT perfect- who are real. Abby's (the main character) father is not perfect- but by the end of the book you see that he loves his daughter despite their differences. You can't help but feel like you might know these people, but from where?
This was a quick read but definitely not just for horse-obsessed Tweens!
But not so with this one. It's actually about her relationship with the horses, about her riding, about the family business of buying and selling horses.
Jane smiley has a talent I admire greatly: to create amazing, well-rounded characters who are NOT perfect- who are real. Abby's (the main character) father is not perfect- but by the end of the book you see that he loves his daughter despite their differences. You can't help but feel like you might know these people, but from where?
This was a quick read but definitely not just for horse-obsessed Tweens!