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The Book Show
The Book Show

Geraldine Brooks - Horse

Published January 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST
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A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history. In her new novel, "Horse," Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Geraldine Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history.

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