Phoenix Book Club Online
"Horse" by Geraldine Brooks
Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond that carries the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who's made his name painting the racehorse takes up arms for the Union--and reunites with the horse and his groom. NYC 1954--gallery owner Martha Jackson, becomes obsessed with a 19th century equestrian painting of mysterious provenance. Washington, D.C., 2019--Jess, Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, Nigerian-American art historian, are drawn together through their shared interest in the horse. Based on the true story of Lexington, America's greatest stud sire, Brooks gives us a multilayered reckoning with the legacy of enslavement and racism in America.
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