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Sara Gruen
Riding Lessons
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"Riding Lessons" by Sara Gruen is a heartwarming and poignant novel that explores the complex relationship between a mother and daughter, as well as the healing power of horses. The story follows Annemarie Zimmer, a successful journalist who has spent the last decade trying to forget her traumatic childhood on a farm in North Carolina. When her mother, a once-renowned horse trainer, suffers a debilitating stroke, Annemarie is forced to return home and confront the memories she has tried so hard to suppress. As Annemarie settles back into life on the farm, she begins to reconnect with her mother through their shared love of horses. With the help of a troubled young girl and a retired racehorse, Annemarie and her mother slowly begin to heal the wounds of the past and forge a new bond. Gruen's writing is both lyrical and evocative, bringing the rural North Carolina landscape and the world of horses to life in vivid detail. The characters are complex and relatable, with Annemarie's struggle to come to terms with her past providing a powerful emotional core to the story. "Riding Lessons" is a beautifully written and deeply moving exploration of the power of forgiveness, redemption, and the unbreakable bond between mother and daughter. Fans of literary fiction and horse enthusiasts alike will find much to love in this touching and thought-provoking novel...
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