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You knew you were in the presence of someone special. His pale blue eyes seemed to see right into you. He could hardly believe the transformation.įor Tom this was just another day’s work. She didn’t even seem to notice when he saddled and cinched her and climbed aboard. And for the first time her owner was able to stand beside her and stroke and nuzzle her. Two hours later, she was like butter, calm and sloppy. He was standing in the middle of the arena, a short figure in a large white cowboy hat, squinting through the dust while the mare galloped in demented laps around him. It was April 1994 and I was in Merced, California at the home of Tom Dorrance. “If Tom can’t straighten her out, nobody can.” He was at his wits’ end, sighing as he leaned on the rail beside me to watch. Her owner had driven hundreds of miles to bring her here. And when the rear door was lowered, she exploded into the arena, bucking and swerving and filling the sunlit air with dust. She was screaming and crashing her hooves against the metal walls. You could hear the horse half a mile away, even before the pickup and trailer turned off the highway. And this has prompted me to look back at those heady days, reflecting on what happened and how the story came about. It’s startling to realize that it’s twenty-five years since the novel was originally published. All three charities are doing some great work in these very hard times and need as much support as they muster.įinally, my UK publishers are bringing out a Silver Anniversary edition of The Horse Whisperer. And the third is Space for Giants, an elephant conservation NGO based in Kenya and founded and run by my son-in-law Max Graham. Two are based near where I live in Devon: LandWorks and Sirona. Have a look at the Musical Whispers section of the website.Īnd, please, have a look at the Charities page to find out about three wonderful organizations I support. I apologise for not replying to all of them but I promise I will from now on.Ī couple of other things: With a young theatre director and writer called Harry Long, I have just finished writing a stage musical version of The Horse Whisperer. Also, I’d like to thank all those many readers who have been in touch through the website to wish me well during these past few tricky years. But, after a few health issues, I’m writing again and I hope there will be a new book sometime next year. I must apologise to all those readers who have been waiting for a new novel from me. Thank you for visiting my website, which has had a long overdue revamp. Be prepared to have your heart ripped out' Five stars, Goodreads reviewer 'This has to be one of the best books I have ever read and it had me hooked from the first page. If you aren't scared to feel all of the feelings, read this.

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Greg had joined Ealing golf club as a junior member when he was 15 and had got down to plus 2 competing at the highest level of amateur golf with his biggest nemesis being Lee Westwood.

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Greg plays off 1 and I took the full 8 shots allowed.

Some parts of the story were devastating and some parts were magical. We decided to play at Sunningdale Heath on the first day of the Ryder Cup.

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The reading experience will make the movie version even better' Five stars, Goodreads reviewer 'Easily in my top 5 books I have ever read. It was on an early winter morning when 13 year old Grace Maclean decided togo riding on her beautiful horse Pilgrim. If you've seen the movie, do yourself a favour and read the book. Nicholas Evans worked for ten years as a writer and producer of films. But don't miss this gem for anything' Five stars, Goodreads reviewer 'A beautiful story, beautifully told. Nicholas Evans spins a heart wrenching epic love story. _ What everyone's saying about The Horse Whisperer: 'A book that couldn't have been written any better. This journey, under the sweeping Montana sky, will change all their lives for ever. He is her last hope and she decides to abandon her life in upstate New York, setting off across the continent with Grace and Pilgrim to find him. Beside herself with worry, Grace's mother, Annie Macean, hears about a man called Tom Brooker, a 'whisperer' said to possess the gift of healing troubled horses. Though both manage to survive the tragedy, the impact on their lives is devastating both horse and girl are traumatised and profoundly changed. a tear-jerking page-turner' Daily Mail _ When Grace Maclean and her beloved horse, Pilgrim, are hit by a truck one snow-covered morning, their destinies become inextricably bound to one another. After all the fuss about the multimillion-dollar book and movie deals for this first novel from a. 'A love story, a gripping adventure and an emotionally charged tale of redemption and human strength' Cosmopolitan 'Brilliance pervades this five-handkerchief weepie' The Times 'Wild horses couldn't drag me from this. Delacorte Press, 24.95 (416pp) ISBN 978-3-4. This stunning 25th anniversary edition features exclusive new content from Nicholas Evans. The phenomenal number one bestseller, which sold over twenty million copies and was made into a classic film starring Robert Redford and Scarlett Johansson.