No Fences

by Ray Davis

The Regents, a powerful, old-money South Georgia family, are involved in the lucrative naval stores turpentine industry, as well as being a major player in the financial world in the South in 1925.However, when a rattlesnake bite kills a key turpentine worker supervisor and leaves his daughter orphaned, the lives of Reginald and Naomi Regent, owners of the huge turpentine conglomerate, will forever be changed.Len, one of the Regent brothers, after having learned about the wild horses of the West, moved to Utah shortly after the turn of the twentieth century with a deep concern for that animal’s existence. Little does he know that what just occurred in South Georgia will profoundly affect his life as well.Thus, the stage is set for a heart-warming saga that passes through nearly eight decades and three generations, finally concluding with a twist in 2008.An enjoyable read with just the right amount of romance, intrigue, mystery, friendships, history and politics surrounding the mustang of the West makes this a very difficult book to put down and equally hard to forget.

472 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 29, 2010

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

In terms of learning about wild horse legislation awesome facts were in there. The actual story was very dry, drawn out, and not captivating. I think the author could have made it feel more motivational since it's such a passionate subject for some. I'm I a fast reader and this book took me weeks to read especially since the characters were so spaced out and it got confusing in parts (maybe because I had to set it down and come back) about who was who and where in the story. It has inspired my goal of researching more about saving wild horses though so that is a plus.