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The Horse Dancer
by
Jojo Moyes
Sarah's grandfather was a horseman of rare talent - only the exceptional are allowed into France's elite riding academy, Le Cadre Noir. But life took an unexpected turn, and now from a council estate in east London, the Captain hopes to train his granddaughter towards a better life.
Natasha is a lawyer whose job is to represent the best interests of children. Her confidence...more
Natasha is a lawyer whose job is to represent the best interests of children. Her confidence...more
528 pages
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(first published May 28th 2009)
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This was a wonderful story to read that perhaps is very much close to the title and yet is a unique story that strays from the title as well.. It is somewhat predictive in places though, for example you recognize where the characters are likely to become close and connected to one another, but there still remains mystery within the pages in that there are still things for you to read and to not expect. I feel that the author has taken great care in making the book feel as realistic as possible,...more
Finally a book which correctly describes my feeling and bond I have with my horse. I was lucky enough to have lessons with well known Classical Dressage instructor – and what JoJo has captured is so true and correct. Her acknowledgements dedicate this book to Mecca Harris a real life Sarah who was tragically murdered. I found the book so moving, and gripping. I could relate to it totally, the sacrifices made to be able to have a horse, the rewards and partnership you can have when you get it rig...more
I loved this book. Jojo Moyes is an incredible author. Riveting read, couldn't put it down. The story is about a young girl trained by her grandfather in the art of horsemanship as per Le Cadre Noir. Le Cadre Noir is an exclusive equestrian school still in existance today - the website is www.cadrenoir.fr. Sarah is 14. Through a chain of hectic events, her grandfather Henri has a stroke and Sarah struggles to cope with foster families, looking after her horse and school and seeing her grandfathe...more
Have the Hankies Nearby!~I dare the reader/listener to keep a dry eye. This book about a young girl and her horse and her foster "family" made me feel and held my interest every in chapter. Jojo Moyes is becoming a favorite for me. This is the second book from this author I've truly enjoyed. And this one had a horse as a main character who develops a unique bond with his young rider. This is a story with adventure, family bonds, romance, betrayal, danger and redemption. I so enjoy a book that in...more
This book struck a deep chord with me, not just because it dealt with two of my favourite subject matters, horses and relationships, but also because of these two quotes:
"As you no doubt tell yourselves, they'll grow up a little faster, end up a little wiser. But you know what else? They'll stop trusting. They'll become a littler more cynical. They'll spend their lives waiting for everything to fall apart all over again. Because it is a rare person, a rare person, who can contain their own pain...more
"As you no doubt tell yourselves, they'll grow up a little faster, end up a little wiser. But you know what else? They'll stop trusting. They'll become a littler more cynical. They'll spend their lives waiting for everything to fall apart all over again. Because it is a rare person, a rare person, who can contain their own pain...more
As a young man, Henri Lachapelle is the star of La Cadre Noir, an elite group of horsemen in the French city of Saumur. But when he meets Florence, it’s love at first sight and he gives it all up to be with her in England. Now, he lives on a London estate with his granddaughter Sarah but his dream lives on. In a stable under railway arches, lives Boo, a Selle Francais he bought as a colt for Sarah; together they train him and he gives them purpose. But when Henri suffers a stroke, Sarah must go...more
So good! Almost as good as Me Before You... which is a book that has stayed with me long after I finished it.
The Horse Dancer was full of tension, I couldn't put it down, I feared for the worst all the way through it, which kept me turning the pages as fast as I could.
The destiny of Sarah and Boo keeps you in suspense all the way through, Sarah's inability to say anything was heartbreaking, as was her loneliness and courage. You know things are going to go wrong for her and feel it build and bu...more
The Horse Dancer was full of tension, I couldn't put it down, I feared for the worst all the way through it, which kept me turning the pages as fast as I could.
The destiny of Sarah and Boo keeps you in suspense all the way through, Sarah's inability to say anything was heartbreaking, as was her loneliness and courage. You know things are going to go wrong for her and feel it build and bu...more
I borrowed the audiobook edition of this book from my local library. This was an enjoyable read. It starts off rather slow but picks up once past the initial chapter that sets the scene of the background. As some have said it is a little predictable but for me that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. All in all I wasn't too sure I was going to like this one at the beginning but once I got into it I really enjoyed it.
This book was too sad for too long. I needed happy interludes I think (it's a long book) not just a happy ending. Not much of a review I know! And maybe some of my disappointment is because I've read one of her books that I absolutely loved, and this one didn't just live up to it.
If you love horses this book will grab you to the core. A horse named Boo is what the story revolves around, but it is mainly about the people that are connected to him. A young girl and her life as it makes dramatic changes.
Apr 14, 2013
Heather
marked it as z-gave-up-on
It just didn't grab me enough. Her other books have, this didn't. I kept tuning out. Life is too short to push through on a book where it doesn't grab me.
Jojo, you're still one of my favourite authors
Jojo, you're still one of my favourite authors
It was good, not great. As an equestrian, I liked the detail about the riding, but the characters were a little flat to me, making it a pretty but shallow read for me.
Brilliant I felt I knew these people, could see where they lived, and feel their joys and pains, ok it was also about a horse,but that didnt spoil my enjoyment
Honestly? Better than I anticipated. I expected an enjoyable story with little substance, but it offered me more. Read the author's afterward.
Jojo Moyes is becoming one of my favourite authors. This is an enchanting & tender novel of a girl & horse doing the impossible journey over to France. I,m not a horsey person but loved this novel, the characters were great especially Cowboy John.A heartwarming must read.
This book was highly recommended to me and I was honestly a little disappointed. However in parts this story did move me emotionally and it was entertaining.
Being a horsey person really enjoyed this book. Also having visited Saumus made it all the more real.
just waiting for the last 4 books to enter into my library for me to finish all by author.
wonderful! I never knew about the Cadre Noir historic French horse training - how sensitive it is.
Apr 14, 2012
Jane
marked it as to-read
finally found a copy of this book in my local charity shop, been after this for so long.....
Really enjoyed this one. Kept me turning the pages to see what would happen to Sarah and her beloved horse and the troublesome relationship between Natasha and her estranged husband. All the ends satisfactorily tied up.
I was drawn to this book purely because it was a Jojo Moyes book and I am a big fan, oh and because it mentioned horses. The relationships in this story are really well explored and had me hooked from the start.
The relationship between Natasha, a solicitor advocate, and Sarah, a young teenager living on a council estate caring for her enderly grandfather, is beautiful and very well written.
Then you have the relationship between Sarah, Henri her grandfather and her horse (her world).
I honestly re...more
The relationship between Natasha, a solicitor advocate, and Sarah, a young teenager living on a council estate caring for her enderly grandfather, is beautiful and very well written.
Then you have the relationship between Sarah, Henri her grandfather and her horse (her world).
I honestly re...more
Another good read by the author of "Me Before You"
One of the best books I have ever read... Gripping from start to finish, clever and beautiful.
A moving and emotional story.
lovely read
Unusual topic for a story but brilliantly told, even if the ending was a little too good to be true.
Great book. Could not put it down.
Easy to read, enjoyable but predictable.
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Jojo Moyes (born 1969) is a British novelist.
Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In 2001 she became a full time novelist.
Moyes' novel Foreign Fruit won the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Romantic Novel of the Year in 200...more
More about Jojo Moyes...
Moyes studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She won a bursary financed by The Independent newspaper to study journalism at City University and subsequently worked for The Independent for 10 years. In 2001 she became a full time novelist.
Moyes' novel Foreign Fruit won the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) Romantic Novel of the Year in 200...more
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