Next Reader's Garden Event

Greetings,

Our next Garden event:

Thursday, June 26th at 6:00 p.m. SLT
in the Reader's Garden, Info Island

Our very own Leeorie Alter will lead a discussion about the book.....

Attention all would-be cowgirls! Or cowboys, for that matter...attention all those who have ever dreamed of a life lived on horseback, traveling across the priarie before the age of paved roads, TV and the Internet...June 26 we will be discussing The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss at the Readers Garden. This is a relatively short novel and a fairly quick read, but you are welcome to come to the book talk even if you haven't had time to read it. We encourage cowgirl/cowboy dress and those of you with horses are invited to saddle 'em up and ride on over! FREE cowboy hats to all who attend!
The Hearts of Horses" takes us back to the WWI year of 1917, to the Oregon country where a pioneer lifestyle was living out its last days. A young woman, barely an adult, rides into the foothills of the Wallowaa Mountains, looking for work as a "broncobuster." Only her methods are far from those associated with busting broncs and closer to what we have come to call "whispering." "In those days, even before the war had swept up all the young men from the ranches, there were girls who came throught he country breaking horses," Gloss tells us in opening sentence. An interview with Gloss and the first chapter of the book can be found on the National Public Radio web site at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=65096288 This a book that will appeal not only to horse lovers, but also to those who appreciate well-researched historical fiction and to those who yearn for an earlier, less complicated age. Leeorie Alter will be talking about the book and leading the discussion from her position in the saddle aboard her horse, William. Please join us at 6 p.m. June 26 at the Readers Garden!

Best,

Planning Committee for the Reader's Garden
http://readersgardensl.blogspot.com/