Sweet William: A Memoir of Old Horse
From the National Book Award winner comes the moving novel of Sweet William, an old thoroughbred horse, who recounts the trials and tribulations of his life. Sweet William shares the glory of his days as a race horse--and as a broken-down mount transformed by the kindness of a strange old man.
From the National Book Award winner comes the moving novel of Sweet William, an old thoroughbred horse, who recounts the trials and tribulations of his life. Sweet William shares the glory of his days as a race horse--and as a broken-down mount transformed by the kindness of a strange old man.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140236163 (0140236163)
Publish date: September 1st 1994
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
The William of the title is a thoroughbred horse. Traumatized by events in his youth, William is not your average sweet creature. In fact, he is sometimes murderous. This was an enjoyable, interesting horse tail, not one for the kiddies, but moving and well written.