Name: The Horse Dancer
ISBN: 9780143130628

Jojo Moyes

A quintessential Jojo Moyes novel about a lost girl and her horse, the enduring strength of friendship, and how even the smallest choices can change everything When Sarah's grandfather gives her a beautiful horse named Boo--hoping that one day she'll follow in his footsteps to join an elite French riding school, away from their gritty London neighborhood--she quietly trains in city's parks and alleys. But then her grandfather falls ill, and Sarah must juggle horsemanship with school and hospital visits. Natasha, a young lawyer, is reeling after her failed marriage: her professional judgment is being questioned, her new boyfriend is a let-down, and she's forced to share her house with her charismatic ex-husband. Yet when the willful fourteen-year-old Sarah lands in her path, Natasha decides to take the girl under her wing. But Sarah is keeping a secret--a secret that will change the lives of everyone involved forever.

The Horse Dancer

The 2009 novel The Horse Dancer by Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Me Before You and two-time winner of the RNA Novel of the Year award. In a hidden corner of London, Henri Lachapelle is teaching his granddaughter and her horse to defy gravity, just as he had done in France, fifty years previously. But when disaster strikes, fourteen-year-old Sarah is left to fend for herself. Forced to share a house with her charismatic ex-husband, her professional judgement called into question, lawyer Natasha Macauley's life seems to have gone awry. When her path crosses that of Sarah, she sees a chance to put things right. But she doesn't know that Sarah is keeping a secret, one that will change all their lives forever . . .

Julie Twist

This is the story of Sarah, a 14 year old girl with a passion for horses, instilled by her grandfather who had been one of the skilled horsemen of Le Cadre Noir in France. Henri taught his granddaughter and Boo, her horse, to dance as they do in the elite academy in Saumur. But they are struggling financially, and then Henri is taken ill. Sarah is temporarily fostered by Natasha, a lawyer, and Mac, a photographer, a couple who are separated but temporarily sharing the former marital home before it is sold. Sarah doesn't tell them what is going on in her life, and it is some time before they even learn of Boo. Matters come to head when Maltese Sid, who takes over the stables where Boo is kept, attempts to some form of payment from Sarah for Boo's stabling and food.

Southern Today Gone Tomorrow

Written by Jojo Moyes (Me before You fame), follows Natasha, Mac, and Sarah as they learn to lean on one another and help a girl and her horse.

First and foremost, as an American, I had no idea what was going on with the solicitor or anything that was happening other than she was very busy and dealt with families and courts. Perhaps that is common knowledge in England, but I was just so confused the entire time.


 
The horse parts, and the papa stories, all of that I understood without any issues whatsoever.

The characters were wonderful, and the story, while having a happy ending, has a lot of tough, sad things in it.

As a horse lover, this was a really great book. As a human, this is a wonderful novel. the only bit of warning is, if you don’t like sad books, you maybe should not read this.

Sara Raffalski

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, a novel about a lost girl and her horse, the enduring strength of friendship, and how even the smallest choices can change everything When Sarah’s grandfather gives her a beautiful horse named Boo—hoping that one day she’ll follow in his footsteps to join an elite French riding school, away from their gritty London neighborhood—she quietly trains in city’s parks and alleys. But then her grandfather falls ill, and Sarah must juggle horsemanship with school and hospital visits. Natasha, a young lawyer, is reeling after her failed marriage: her professional judgment is being questioned, her new boyfriend is a let-down, and she’s forced to share her house with her charismatic ex-husband. Yet when the willful fourteen-year-old Sarah lands in her path, Natasha decides to take the girl under her wing. But Sarah is keeping a secret—a secret that will change the lives of everyone involved forever.