![]() ![]() Pierson's smooth writing style is well suited to her subject, containing bits of breathless enthusiasm one moment and peaceful contemplation the next.Ī vivifying, mosaic-like inquiry into our ancient and complex relationship with these powerful yet vulnerable beings. and the Man Who Would Stop at Nothing: Long-Distance Motorcyclings Endless Road Author visit by Melissa Holbrook Pierson, at Black Earth Library. Brenda Peterson, coeditor of Intimate Nature: The Bond Between Women and Animals So beautifully written that it instantly captivates.Īs passionate as it is informative…Rich in history, romance, and charm, Pierson's devotion to horses is always engaging, and most of all, moving. I'm climbing up behind her to see the world from there.Ī fearless book: unflinching, honest, and kind. I don't care if she says she can't sit the trot yet. Pierson is an even better writer than she is a rider. The archetype of the woman on a horse could very well be the female interlocutor: Pierson herself, wandering at first, then hitting her stride, then charging…I see fire coming from her sword. She muses to deep and lyrical effect in Dark Horses and Black Beauties…Pierson's writing is austere-a formal restraint that, given the subject, makes one think of dressage, of riding crops, leather boots, of subtle motions in the saddle. ![]()
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