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Horse Heaven
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Jane Smiley
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Faber & Faber Ltd
Publication date
March 1, 2001
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780571205400
ISBN-10
0571205402
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$17.99
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Read by Mary Beth Hurt
Five CDs, 6 hours
Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Horse Heaven puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire owners and restless wives.  Here is the trainer of dazzling integrity and his opposite: a wicked prince of the tract, headed for still another swindle;  here are the gamblers and hangers-on.  And in an amazing feat of imagination, here are the magnificent Thoroughbreds themselves, from the filly orphaned at birth to the brown horse who always wins by a nose, a lovable "claimer" who passes from owner to owner on a heartwrenching journey down from the winner's circle.
All the constant excitement of racing courses through a novel that opens up a fascinating world even as it moves us with its exploration of wanting, loving, and striving; of our mysterious bond with animals; and, above all, of our profound desire to connect-emotionally, sexually, spiritually-with each other.
Five CDs, 6 hours
Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Horse Heaven puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire owners and restless wives.  Here is the trainer of dazzling integrity and his opposite: a wicked prince of the tract, headed for still another swindle;  here are the gamblers and hangers-on.  And in an amazing feat of imagination, here are the magnificent Thoroughbreds themselves, from the filly orphaned at birth to the brown horse who always wins by a nose, a lovable "claimer" who passes from owner to owner on a heartwrenching journey down from the winner's circle.
All the constant excitement of racing courses through a novel that opens up a fascinating world even as it moves us with its exploration of wanting, loving, and striving; of our mysterious bond with animals; and, above all, of our profound desire to connect-emotionally, sexually, spiritually-with each other.
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Hardcover
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from Faber & Faber Ltd (March 1, 2001)
9780571205400 | details & prices | List price $17.99
About: Read by Mary Beth HurtFive CDs, 6 hoursSpanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Horse Heaven puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire owners and restless wives.
About: Read by Mary Beth HurtFive CDs, 6 hoursSpanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Horse Heaven puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire owners and restless wives.
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (September 1, 2000)
9780786227938 | details & prices | 915 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 2.80 lbs | List price $31.95
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of owners, trainers, jockeys, gamblers, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of owners, trainers, jockeys, gamblers, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
Large print edition from Chivers (June 1, 2000)
9780754014935 | details & prices | 915 pages | List price $55.01
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of owners, trainers, jockeys, gamblers, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of owners, trainers, jockeys, gamblers, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (April 1, 2000)
9780375406003 | details & prices | 561 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $26.00
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle
Paperback
from Ballantine Books (September 1, 2003)
9780804119436 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Set in the exciting world of thoroughbred racing, this lavishly detailed novel by the author of A Thousand Acres follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
About: Set in the exciting world of thoroughbred racing, this lavishly detailed novel by the author of A Thousand Acres follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (September 1, 2001)
9780786227945 | details & prices | 915 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.75 in. | 2.45 lbs | List price $29.95
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of owners, trainers, jockeys, gamblers, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of owners, trainers, jockeys, gamblers, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
from Faber & Faber Ltd (March 1, 2001)
9780571205608 | details & prices | List price $7.99
from Ballantine Books (February 1, 2001)
9780449005415 | details & prices | 561 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
About: A novel set in the world of thoroughbred racing follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and 'track brats' on a two-year journey through the racing cycle.
CD/Spoken Word
from Random House (April 1, 2000)
9780375416057 | details & prices | 5.75 × 5.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $29.95
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Mary Beth Hurt (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (April 1, 2000)
9780375415753 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and track brats on a two-year journey through the thoroughbred horse racing cycle.
About: Follows a group of trainers, jockeys, and track brats on a two-year journey through the thoroughbred horse racing cycle.
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