On Swift Horses: a compelling tale of racing, risk and reward
On Swift Horses by Shannon Pufahl
Published by Fourth Estate, £8.99
Bruce Springsteen warned against being caught on the wrong side of the line between winning and losing in his song Atlantic City and this novel tells a similar story of two people desperate to find their place in the world as they walk the tightrope between love and luck.
On Swift Horses is a powerful debut effort by Shannon Pufahl, who charts the divergent and dangerous journeys of a lonely newlywed and her brother-in-law through the post-war American West, a land that promises everything in the middle of its own reinvention.
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Published on 8 December 2020inFeatures
Last updated 09:54, 8 December 2020
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