Think of Horses

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"No doubt readers of western fiction will settle into both Blew's iconic West and her vision of familiar contemporary longings that spur on her characters to new ground."-Linda Sumption, Western American Literature "Blew doesn't shy from the characters' imperfections, charging a vivid novel of resilience and regret, and the unspoken ways in which connection shapes the experience of life."-Leah Strauss, Booklist "Exemplifying the maxim that 'If you don't like who you are . . . you can always be somebody else,' Think of Horses is a redemptive novel set in the contemporary American West."-Foreword Reviews "Filled with a cast of rich characters from Tam's past and mountain landscape that transports you there, this book is well worth a look."-Linda Jacobs, Roundup Magazine "Mary Clearman Blew's Think of Horses is many things-a compelling mystery, a moving story of a mother and son reunited after years of separation, a tale of the difficulties of returning to one's childhood home. Through the lives of her rich and various characters, Blew creates a shimmering ambiguity concerning human desire and its power to harm and heal, to devastate and fulfill."-Kent Meyers, author of Twisted Tree "Think of Horses, the newest of Mary Clearman Blew's novels about the American West, is a stellar finale to her Montana quartet. Blew launches us into the core of a community at loggerheads with itself. The protagonist, Tam Bowen, a writer of romance novels who embraces a passion for horses, harbors a thorny past that includes a murdered family friend and a son who shuns her. As Tam grapples with her disappointments and thwarted dreams, she finds solace and adventure in tackling the troubles of others. Evoking a striking Montana landscape and intricately braiding her multilayered story, Blew delivers a captivating read with her characteristic sharply detailed, exquisite writing. I relished every page."-Joy Passanante, author of Through a Long Absence: Words from My Father's Wars "In a startlingly original work of grit and love, Mary Clearman Blew delivers a compelling story full of tough, flinty, vulnerable people who are impossible to predict. The result is a new Western masterpiece that keeps you turning the pages."-D. J. Lee, author of Remote: Finding Home in the Bitterroots