Professor Jane Smiley
JANE SMILEY is the author of the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch series, as well as many novels for adults and three works of nonfiction. She won the Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres.
JANE SMILEY is the author of the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch series, as well as many novels for adults and three works of nonfiction. She won the Pulitzer Prize for A Thousand Acres. See less
Professor Jane Smiley's Featured Books
Professor Jane Smiley book reviews
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True Blue
Third in an excellent series
As with the first two books (The Georges and the Jewels is the first one), this book combines a good story with a lot of horse-lore. A child would not necessarily have to be horse-crazy to enjoy ... Read More
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The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
Disappointing
by nutkin, Apr 26, 2007
It started with promise, but seemed to go nowhere. Too wordy, not enough action to keep my interest. I didn't finish it. I've not read any of the author's other works -- perhaps this was not the ... Read More
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Horse Heaven
Home on the Farm
I have now purchased three copies of this book?the one I read when it was published, another for a friend who works in the racing biz, and a third for myself to replace the first one, which I must ... Read More
