Half Broke Horses
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds—against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn’t fit the mould. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. Half Broke Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen’s Out of Africa or Beryl Markham’s West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
A rare family memoir that packs all the power of a Charles Dickens novel, with a heroine who is spirited, outspoken against hypocrisy and prejudice.
This novel is based on a true story of the author’s grandmother. She is told in a voice so authentic and compelling that the book is destined to become an instant classic.
Lily is a spirited heroine, fiercely outspoken against hypocrisy and prejudice, a rodeo rider and fearless breaker of horses and a ruthless poker player. This in one of those heartwarming stories about indomitable women.