Book guide
Horse
A forgotten racehorse links art, science and America’s buried truths.
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalWar storyContemporary FictionIntergenerational traumaLiteraryIntergenerational traumaLiterarySocial commentary
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About Horse
Across 1850s Kentucky, 1950s New York and modern Washington, the story of champion thoroughbred Lexington draws together an enslaved groom, artists, scientists and historians. Their intersecting lives reveal obsession, love and the long shadow of racism.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- racism
- slavery
- animal cruelty
- animal death
- violence
- police brutality
- sexual assault
- sexual content
