Horse by Geraldine Brooks
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ntucky\, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond
of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories acr
oss the South. When the nation erupts in civil war\, an itinerant young ar
tist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for
the Union. On a perilous night\, he reunites with the stallion and his gr
oom\, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. \; \;
New Yo
rk City\, 1954. Martha Jackson\, a gallery owner celebrated for taking ris
ks on edgy contemporary painters\, becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-cent
ury equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance. \; \; \;
Washington\, DC\, 2019. Jess\, a Smithsonian scientist from Australi
a\, and Theo\, a Nigerian-American art historian\, find themselves unexpec
tedly connected through their shared interest in the horse&mdash\;one stud
ying the stallion&rsquo\;s bones for clues to his power and endurance\, th
e other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were
critical to his racing success.