The Work of WolvesThe Work of Wolves
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Current format, Book, 2004, 1st ed, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsCarson Fielding is well respected for his ability to train horses, but after reluctantly agreeing to work for a wealthy rancher he despises, he finds his loathing supplanted by his growing desire for his employer's wife.
Carson Fielding is well respected for his ability to train horses, but after reluctantly agreeing to work for a wealthy rancher he despises, he finds his loathing supplanted by his growing desire for his employer's wife. 15,000 first printing.
Even at the tender age of fourteen, Carson Fielding possessed a preternatural gift for communicating with horses, as well as for sizing up the people he meets in his South Dakota reserveration border town. So when Carson buys his first horse - a run-down, wild-eyed roan - from wealthy rancher Magnus Yarborough, he quickly develops an instinctive dislike for the man and his rough manner with people and animals.
Years later, Carson, now a skilled and respected horseman, is called upon to train Magnus's herd and teach his wife to ride. The spirited Rebecca has a natural aptitude for the world of horses, and, as her lessons progress, she and Carson develop a deep connection that angers the cruel rancher and sets off a violent chain of events.
Thrown into the drama are Earl Walks Alone, a young Lakota man trying to study his way off the reservation and into college, and Willi Schubert, a German exchange student confronting his family's troubled history. Though unlike in background, the characters mirror one another as they struggle with similar issues of love, cruelty, family, and history in a world where connections to the past and to the land speak powerfully about a person's very identity.
When fourteen-year-old Carson Fielding bought his first horse from Magnus Yarborough, it became clear that the teenager was a better judge of horses than the rich landowner was of humans. Years later, Carson, now a skilled and respected horse trainer, grudgingly agrees to train Magnus's horses and teach his wife to ride. But as Carson becomes disaffected with the power-hungry Magnus, he also grows more and more attracted to the rancher's wife, and their relationship sets off a violent chain of events that unsettles their quiet reservation border town in South Dakota. Thrown into the drama are Earl Walks Alone, an Indian trying to study his way out of the reservation and into college, and Willi, a German exchange student confronting his family's troubled history.
In this unforgettable story of horses, love, and life, Carson and the entire ensemble of characters learn, in very different ways, about the strong bonds that connect people to each other and to the land on which they live.
When fourteen-year-old Carson Fielding bought his first horse from Magnus Yarborough, it became clear that the teenager was a better judge of horses than the rich landowner was of humans. Years later, Carson, now a skilled and respected horse trainer, grudgingly agrees to train Magnus's horses and teach his wife to ride. But as Carson becomes disaffected with the power-hungry Magnus, he also grows more and more attracted to the rancher's wife, and their relationship sets off a violent chain of events that unsettles their quiet reservation border town in South Dakota. Thrown into the drama are Earl Walks Alone, an Indian trying to study his way out of the reservation and into college, and Willi, a German exchange student confronting his family's troubled history.
In this unforgettable story of horses, love, and life, Carson and the entire ensemble of characters learn, in very different ways, about the strong bonds that connect people to each other and to the land on which they live.
Carson Fielding is well respected for his ability to train horses, but after reluctantly agreeing to work for a wealthy rancher he despises, he finds his loathing supplanted by his growing desire for his employer's wife. 15,000 first printing.
Even at the tender age of fourteen, Carson Fielding possessed a preternatural gift for communicating with horses, as well as for sizing up the people he meets in his South Dakota reserveration border town. So when Carson buys his first horse - a run-down, wild-eyed roan - from wealthy rancher Magnus Yarborough, he quickly develops an instinctive dislike for the man and his rough manner with people and animals.
Years later, Carson, now a skilled and respected horseman, is called upon to train Magnus's herd and teach his wife to ride. The spirited Rebecca has a natural aptitude for the world of horses, and, as her lessons progress, she and Carson develop a deep connection that angers the cruel rancher and sets off a violent chain of events.
Thrown into the drama are Earl Walks Alone, a young Lakota man trying to study his way off the reservation and into college, and Willi Schubert, a German exchange student confronting his family's troubled history. Though unlike in background, the characters mirror one another as they struggle with similar issues of love, cruelty, family, and history in a world where connections to the past and to the land speak powerfully about a person's very identity.
When fourteen-year-old Carson Fielding bought his first horse from Magnus Yarborough, it became clear that the teenager was a better judge of horses than the rich landowner was of humans. Years later, Carson, now a skilled and respected horse trainer, grudgingly agrees to train Magnus's horses and teach his wife to ride. But as Carson becomes disaffected with the power-hungry Magnus, he also grows more and more attracted to the rancher's wife, and their relationship sets off a violent chain of events that unsettles their quiet reservation border town in South Dakota. Thrown into the drama are Earl Walks Alone, an Indian trying to study his way out of the reservation and into college, and Willi, a German exchange student confronting his family's troubled history.
In this unforgettable story of horses, love, and life, Carson and the entire ensemble of characters learn, in very different ways, about the strong bonds that connect people to each other and to the land on which they live.
When fourteen-year-old Carson Fielding bought his first horse from Magnus Yarborough, it became clear that the teenager was a better judge of horses than the rich landowner was of humans. Years later, Carson, now a skilled and respected horse trainer, grudgingly agrees to train Magnus's horses and teach his wife to ride. But as Carson becomes disaffected with the power-hungry Magnus, he also grows more and more attracted to the rancher's wife, and their relationship sets off a violent chain of events that unsettles their quiet reservation border town in South Dakota. Thrown into the drama are Earl Walks Alone, an Indian trying to study his way out of the reservation and into college, and Willi, a German exchange student confronting his family's troubled history.
In this unforgettable story of horses, love, and life, Carson and the entire ensemble of characters learn, in very different ways, about the strong bonds that connect people to each other and to the land on which they live.
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