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ON A HOOF AND A PRAYER
AROUND ARGENTINA AT A GALLOP |
| By: |
Polly Evans |
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Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0553816799 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780553816792 |
| Publisher: |
TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 February, 2007 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
At the age of thirty-four, Polly Evans finally fulfilled a childhood dream - to learn how to ride a horse. But rather than do so conveniently close to home, she decided to travel to Argentina and saddle up among the gauchos. This work features the story of Polly's journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl. |
| Synopsis: |
At the age of thirty-four, Polly Evans finally fulfilled a childhood dream - to learn how to ride a horse. But rather than do so conveniently close to home, she decided to travel to Argentina and saddle up among the gauchos. Overcoming battered limbs, a steed hell-bent on bolting, and an encounter with the teeth of one very savage dog, Polly cantered through Andean vineyards and galloped beneath snow-capped Patagonian peaks. She survived a hair-raising game of polo and a back-breaking day herding cattle. Taking a break from riding, she delved into Argentina's tumultuous history: the Europeans' first terrifying acquaintances with the native 'giants'; the sanguinary demise of the early missionaries; and the gruesome drama of Evita's wandering corpse. "On a Hoof and Prayer" is the stampeding story of Polly's journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl. It's a tale of ponies, painkillers and peregrinations - not just around present-day Argentina, but also into the country's glorious and turbulent past. |
| Illustrations: |
1 map |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) |
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Non-returnable |
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