"Horse Heaven" 2000 SMILEY, Jane (SIGNED)
$150
SMILEY, Jane
Signed on title page
[561] pp.
Alfred A. Knopf
2000
First Edition
9 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Jacket painting: Hanover by C.L. Zellinsky
Horse Heaven is a novel by American author Jane Smiley, published in 2000 by Knopf. It was shortlisted for the 2001 Women's Prize for Fiction.
Smiley, a lover of horses since childhood, used the proceeds of her previous novel, A Thousand Acres, to buy a small horse farm in California, which inspired Horse Heaven.
The plot focuses on various figures involved in horse racing across two seasons. Both humans and horses appear as characters.