{"product_id":"horse-heaven-9780449005415","title":"Horse Heaven","description":"#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . .  IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY\u003cbr\u003eSTRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING.\" --People \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a mastery\u003cbr\u003eof craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with each\u003cbr\u003ebook . . . Racing's eclectic mix of classes and personalities provides\u003cbr\u003eSmiley with fertile soil . . . Expertly juggling storylines, she\u003cbr\u003einvestigates the sexual, social, psychological, and spiritual problems\u003cbr\u003eof wealthy owners, working-class bettors, trainers on the edge of\u003cbr\u003efinancial ruin, and, in a typically bold move, horses.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The Washington Post \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A NOVEL OF PASSION IN EVERY SENSE . . .  SHE DOES] IT ALL WITH APLOMB .\u003cbr\u003e. . WITH A DEMON NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The Boston Sunday Globe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"WITTY, ENERGETIC . . . It's deeply satisfying to read a work of fiction\u003cbr\u003eso informed about its subject and so alive to every nuance and detail .\u003cbr\u003e. .  Smiley's] final chapters have a wonderful restorative quality.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"RICHLY DETAILED, INGENIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED . . . YOU WILL REVEL IN JANE\u003cbr\u003eSMILEY'S HORSE HEAVEN.\"\u003cbr\u003e--San Diego Union-Tribune \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChosen by the Los Angeles Times as One of the Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane Smiley is the author of nine previous works of fiction, including \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Grief, The Greenlanders, Ordinary Love \u0026amp; Good Will, A Thousand Acres\u003c\/b\u003e (for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize), and \u003cb\u003eMoo\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in northern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324662485266,"sku":"9780449005415","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0100d5e1-0aad-4cc9-a088-d83749f21eed.jpg?v=1727669928","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/horse-heaven-9780449005415","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}