5/24/2023 0 Comments Geraldine brooks books![]() ![]() You may want to augment these summaries with more in-depth explorations of any of the historical figures, for instance Richard Ten Broeck’s obituary from 1892 is fascinating. In the afterword she shares short summaries of the historical figures that appear in her writing. The meticulous research Brooks conducted for Horse is evident throughout the novel. If you are not familiar with this history, I recommend reading the book before the guide. ![]() Note that this guide, like all of the guides, may contain spoilers. Regardless, that didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of a well-researched historical novel.įollowing are resources to augment your reading along with a reminder of characters in the novel- both historical and fictional- as well as discussion topics to help get your conversation of Horse started with your book group or on your own. Perhaps I felt that way because I so enjoyed then depth Brooks gave each contributor in People of the Book. Her inclusion of how the painting Portrait of Lexington passed through Martha Jackson seemed a bit of an afterthought to me or could have been more integral to the novel. Horse offers readers plenty of opportunity to consider how these issues and others have changed or not over with the passage of time. I enjoyed how she interwove the historical account into the present, echoing issues of race, art and our stories across the centuries. Horse, by Geraldine Brooks, drew me in, even though I know little about horses or horse racing. ![]()
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