{"product_id":"a-year-at-the-races-paperback-by-jane-smiley","title":"A Year at the Races Paperback by Jane Smiley","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAnchor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2005-04-19)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781400033171\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e298.24\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.32 x 13.08 x 1.65\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an irresistibly smart, witty, and engaging chronicle of a novelist's lifelong obsession with horses. \u003cb\u003e• \u003c\/b\u003e\"Exuberant...witty, completely delightful.... A kind of \u003ci\u003eNational Velvet \u003c\/i\u003efor adults.\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Every horse story is a love story,” writes Jane Smiley, who has loved horses for   most of her life and owned and bred them for a good part of it. To love something   is to observe it with more than usual attention, and that is precisely what Smiley   does in this\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In particular she follows a sexy filly named Waterwheel and a grey named Wowie (he   “tells” a horse communicator that he wants it changed from Hornblower) as they begin   careers at the racetrack. Filled with humor and suspense, and with discourses on   equine intelligence, affection, and character, \u003ci\u003eA Year at the Races\u003c\/i\u003e is a winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eJANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eGood Faith,\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a critically acclaimed biography of Charles Dickens. She is the recipient  of a Pulitzer Prize and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters  in 2001. Smiley owns several horses and lives in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555461746849,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781400033171","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781400033171.jpg?v=1781788908","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/a-year-at-the-races-paperback-by-jane-smiley","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}