{"product_id":"half-broke-horses-a-true-life-novel-paperback","title":"Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeannette Walls\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHang the Moon--\u003c\/i\u003e\"Walls vividly depicts her astonishing, resilient grandmother with a lightness of touch that is plainspoken yet heartfelt\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune). Half Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e has transfixed readers everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did.\" So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town--riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job. She learned to drive a car and fly a plane. And, with her husband, Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one who is Jeannette's memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds--against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn't fit the mold. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. \u003ci\u003eHalf Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's \u003ci\u003eOut of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e or Beryl Markham's \u003ci\u003eWest with the Night\u003c\/i\u003e. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, has been a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller for more than eight years. She is also the author of the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Star\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalf Broke Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666547269676,"sku":"9781416586296","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/146klYcWZ19781416586296.webp?v=1781631615","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/half-broke-horses-a-true-life-novel-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}