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Wild Ride Home

Love, Loss, and a Little White Horse, a Family Memoir

by Christine Hemp
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** "This memoir seems written directly from Hemp's soul, as she beautifully shares her moving story of learning to love and trust again after loss."—Booklist **
Christine Hemp's debut work of nonfiction, Wild Ride Home, is a brilliant memoir, looping themes of finding love and losing love, of going away and coming home, of the wretched course of Alzheimer's, of cancer, of lost pregnancies, of fly fishing and horsemanship, of second chances, and, ultimately, of the triumph of love and family—all told within the framework of the training of a little white horse named Buddy.
Wild Ride Home invites the reader into the close Hemp family, which believes beauty and humor outshine the most devastating circumstances. Such optimism is challenged when the author suffers a series of blows: a dangerous fiancé, her mother's dementia, unexpected death and illness. Buddy, a feisty, unforgettable little Arabian horse with his own history to overcome, offers her a chance to look back on her own life and learn to trust again, not only others, but more importantly, herself. Hemp skillfully guides us through a memoir that is, despite devastating loss, above all, an ode to joy.

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    February 4, 2020

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      • ISBN: 9781950691333

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      • ISBN: 9781950691333
      • File size: 1867 KB

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      February 1, 2020

      Poet Hemp's debut memoir fluently combines multiple story lines into a coherent whole. A devastating break-up with her fianc� sends her home to Washington State, where she has to confront her mother's dementia, her own battle with cancer, and her father's sudden decline and death. In flashbacks, readers learn about the bond she developed with her first horse, Lightfoot, as well as her experiences with her most recent horse, Buddy. Hemp's parents raised her to be resilient in the face of challenges, and not to accept unhappy endings. Combined, these two qualities give Hemp the hope and perseverance with which she lives her life. Instead of viewing obstacles as setbacks, she genuinely sees them as opportunities for growth. VERDICT A well-told story of embracing life's struggles that is perfect for horse lovers or those who have personal experience with cancer or Alzheimer's.--Derek Sanderson, Mount Saint Mary Coll. Lib., Newburgh, NY

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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