Mare : a novel / Emily Haworth-Booth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haworth-Booth, Emily, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horses--Fiction.

Horses.

Infertility, Female--Fiction.

Infertility, Female.

Horsemanship--Fiction.

Horsemanship.

Motherhood--Fiction.

Motherhood.

Human-animal relationships--Fiction.

Human-animal relationships.

horseback riding.

maternity.

Genre:

Animal fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Novels.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

277 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026.

Summary:

"The story of a horse and the woman who loves her-a lively first novel of not-daughters and non-mothers; animals and animal bodies; and how we find freedom, care, and community in unexpected places"-- Provided by publisher.

"For a long time, a woman lives with her husband and their dog. She teaches writing courses, plods away at a book of her own, and doesn't think much about not having a child. Then the dog dies, and a doctor's visit reveals she can't have children even if she wanted to. When an opportunity to lease a mare part-time comes her way, it seems like the ideal arrangement and the fulfillment of a childhood wish -- perhaps even something to fill the emptiness, diagnosable and otherwise, that she has begun to feel.. When she hears about a mare whose owner needs help part-time, it seems like an ideal arrangement -- and perhaps something to help with the emptiness, diagnosable and otherwise, that she's begun to feel. She has no problem sharing; she shares a garden with the children next door and chores with her husband. The horse will be something to care for, just two days a week, without getting in too deep. But as she takes up riding lessons, faces mounting medical bills, and walks and brushes and dreams of the horse, her affection starts to become all-consuming. Time spent with the mare casts a light on the rest of her responsibilities and relationships, ultimately forcing her to confront what it means to love a being who does not belong to her. With tender humor and insight, Emily Haworth-Booth's Mare radiates life and feeling -- and introduces an irresistible literary voice." -- from dust jacket.

ISBN:

9780374617707

0374617708

OCLC:

1535704376