The Dark Horse - A Virago Modern Classic

By the author of Black Narcissus and The River ''[Godden''s] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal'' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN ''One of our best and most captivating novelists'' PHILIP HENSHER ''[Godden has] a genius for storytelling'' EVENING STANDARD ''All horses can walk - some badly, some well, but to a few is given a gift of movement feline in its grace, a slouching, flowing continuous movement that is a joy to watch. Dark Invader strode in glorious rhythm, his great shoulders rolling, muscles rippling along his flanks under the satin skin.'' In 1930s Calcutta, a beautiful racehorse brings together a group of outsiders: John Quillan, a talented trainer ostracized for his interracial marriage; Mr Leventine, the shrewd new owner of Dark Invader; Ted Mullins, his groom, his career derailed by scandal; and Mother Morag, head of an order of nuns working with the city''s destitute. Sold in disgrace and shipped to India after a disappointing first season, the horse requires gentleness and careful handling - but soon becomes the firm favourite for the famous Viceroy Cup race, and a source of hope. When he disappears only days before the race, Mother Morag''s sharp wits and gentle wisdom may be their salvation...

Product details

• Authors: Rumer Godden
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2024
• EAN: 9780349017594
• ISBN: 978-0-349-01759-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Virago modern classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / General, Historical fiction, India, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, SPORTS & RECREATION / Animal Sports / Horse Racing, FICTION / World Literature / India / 20th Century