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Great Gift Ideas from The Equiery’s 2016 Library TALL TAIL


by Rita Mae Brown Penguin Random House I am a huge fan of Rita Mae Brown’s fi ction, and I jumped at the chance to review her latest book, Tall Tail. As with much of her fi ction, the animals play a large role in this book, and have speaking


parts. If you cannot get past the talking animals, don’t pick up a Rita Mae Brown book. But if you don’t mind that, Ms. Brown’s books are always well-researched and carry the fl avor of her Charlottesville, VA,


area home. In this


book, I discovered how the popular horse show facility “T e Barracks” got its name (I really had always wondered!). Tall Tail features two separate, but entwined,


story lines, one set in 1784 and one in 2016. T e novel begins when Susan Tucker’s grandfather’s nurse/caretaker crashes her car and dies in front of amateur sleuth Mary “Harry” Haristeen. But she didn’t die because of the car accident. T e 1784 story tells the story of wealthy landowner Fransisco Selisse, who is murdered, an escaped slave, Moses Durkin, and the lady’s maid Sheba. Former inhabitants of T e


Barracks prison camp, who have married sisters, the daughters of another wealthy landowner, agree to help Moses escape to Pennsylvania. T eir actions put their families at great peril. As someone reading this book in 2016, I was uncomfortable with how the matter of slavery, and the treatment of the slaves was handled. Typically, this would have been a light and fl uff y beach read, and I would have glossed over the handling of the slaves. T e Selisse family were portrayed as cruel and hard on the slaves, but the other 1784 characters acted like the slaves were their next door neighbors who cooked and cleaned for them. I don’t expect an historically accurate depiction of slaves and slave owners, but I found the approach to the subject com- pletely ridiculous, and a little off -putting. T e novel bounces back and forth between the


two stories, and we slowly learn of the connec- tion between them. Susan and Harry stumble upon a secret worth killing for, and suddenly their lives are at risk. When the killer comes after Harry and Su-


san, the dogs and cats help save their people, and catch the killer. Ms. Brown deftly explains why some would kill to keep the secret quiet, and how something that happened in 1784 could still aff ect someone in 2016. If you are looking for a good vacation read, the


Rita Mae Brown/Sneaky Pie Brown books are always a good choice. T e characters are engaging and interesting, and the pace is page-turning. I’m always ready to read more from her. - Tracy McKenna, Ad Manager


EMMA’S CHANCE


Sony Pictures T is fi lm follows the


trials and tribulations of a young girl who gets in with a bad crowd and makes some mistakes that ultimately land her at a horse rescue farm to do community service.


It’s lots of fun to watch as the horses and trainers teach Emma to stand up for herself and the farm as she grows attached to the farm and her new friends. T e farm is in fi nancial trouble and Emma and the injured assistant trainer decide to try to win a $10,000 prize to save the farm. T e riding and training are not really up to par but the story still works and it has a fun and happy ending. - Carolyn Del Grosso, Bookkeeping


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