Horse

Imagine a discarded painting, a hidden skeleton, and the spirit of America's greatest racehorse intertwining across centuries. This is the captivating journey at the heart of Horse, a sweeping narrative that explores the profound connections forged between humans and animals, and the enduring impact of art and history.

Horse delivers a powerful story that spans generations, from the bond between an enslaved groom and a legendary bay foal in 1850s Kentucky to a New York gallery owner's obsession with an enigmatic equestrian painting in 1954, and a modern-day scientific and historical investigation in 2019 Washington D.C. This novel masterfully weaves together themes of race, art, love, and obsession.

This acclaimed novel is a winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, and was a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize and a Massachusetts Book Award Honor Book. It is a profound exploration of our shared history and the unfinished reckoning with injustice, told through the lens of a remarkable thoroughbred.