Toren Suzanne
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"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres and the New York Times best-selling Last Hundred Years Trilogy, a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals--and a young boy--whose lives intersect in Paris. Paras is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. At dusk, one afternoon, she pushes open the door of her stall--she's a curious filly--and, after traveling through the night, arrives by chance...
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A group of actors, authors, and other Hollywood luminaries gather at the Pacific Palisades home of Max, a fifty-eight-year-old director, the day after the 2003 Academy Awards, where they watch films, eat, drink, make love, and ponder life and the war in Iraq from their unique perspective as inhabitants of a make-believe world.
3) Moo
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A satire on university life, describing the rackets and the intellectual dishonesty that goes on. The setting is the U of Moo where research into the destruction of rain forests is tailored to suit the corporation funding the project.
4) Horse heaven
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The world of horses and horse racing is experienced by Rosalind Maybrick, an owner; Tiffany Morse, a racing fan; as well as a host of jockeys, managers, and trainers as they care for the horses in their charge.
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Infused with sharp insight, honesty, and emotion, At Paradise Gate is a treat for both the heart and the intellect. In this poignant story, best-selling author Jane Smiley pens a graceful portrait of an ordinary midwestern family confronting the mysteries of death and regeneration. While her 77-year-old husband lies upstairs, dying, Anna Robison spends her depleting energy defending their home. Their three middle-aged daughters and 23-year-old granddaughter...
6) Barn blind
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Illinois farm wife Kate Karlson's obsession with horses eventually drives a wedge between her and her family that brings them all to tragedy.