Night Ride Home

A man and a woman wage the fight of their lives for a second chance at love Nora Mahler leads a perfect life. With her two teenage children, Simon and Clea, and her husband, she thrives on running the family horse ranch on the banks of the Missouri until Simon is killed in a riding accident. Nora's husband Neal sends the horses away, and when Nora refuses his orders to sell the farm, he moves to Chicago, taking Clea with him. Soon after, Ozzie Kline, a horse wrangler who has longed for Nora since they were teenage lovers, helps Nora and her mother rebuild their farm. Alongside Ozzie, Nora finds a happiness she never knew with her husband and wonders, "What if we had the opportunity to love each other again?"--until Neal returns to claim what he considers his.

Literature & Fiction

Esstman, Barbara

Genre Fiction

Harper-perennial

Three generations of women fall prey to the ecstasy and danger of desire. 
 Anna Berter is a teenager growing up in a privileged home in Iowa just before World War I. Anna's life is dominated by two women: her stern mother and her adoring Scottish housekeeper, "the Old One," who fills Anna's imagination with Celtic legends and songs. But Anna's years of idyllic innocence end with the arrival of Hailus Tucker, a houseguest who charms all the ladies and leaves one--the housekeeper's granddaughter, Edwina--pregnant. When Anna's family adopts the illegitimate child, Anna demands the truth about the child's father. Truth ultimately brings tragedy for Edwina and reveals long-kept secrets about Anna's own origins. The Old One's mythic visions help Anna discover herself and push her, breathless, into womanhood.

The Other Anna: A Novel

United States

On the farmland along the Missouri River in the years after WWII, Nora Mahler led a good life boarding horses on her family's ranch. Her son, Simon, and daughter, Clea, inherited from her a love for horses. But when Simon is killed in a riding accident, her marriage and the world she has made for herself are shattered. Her husband, Neal, dismantles her business and sends the horses away, insisting that Nora sell the farm and move the family to Chicago. She refuses. Neal leaves her, taking Clea with him. Soon after they've gone, Ozzie Kline, a horse wrangler who has yearned for Nora since they were teenage lovers, comes to help her rebuild the farm. With Ozzie and Malaak, the mare they train together, Nora catches a glimpse of the happiness she never knew with Neal. As they fix breakfast before going out to the stables or sitting on the porch watching the sung go down, the bond between them grows stronger and Nora's sense of peace deepens. One day watching Ozzie at work in the stab

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Anna finds growing up in Iowa during World War I to be stifling, but thanks to the efforts of a Celtic housekeeper, she begins to find her true identity

The Other Anna

Harcourt

Simon Mahler died at 17 from a fall from a mare that he and his mother loved dearly. Simon's father, unable to bear the sight of the horse, destroys the one creature that could have helped his distraught wife heal herself. Nora Mahler must now find the strength that she possessed 20 years earlier.

MARE'S MILK

Contemporary

Headline

Welcome to the ninth annual Delmarva Review, a literary journal publishing exceptional poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction, in print and digital editions. In Volume 9, contributing writers probe a number of topics, including love, loss, aging, addiction, physical and mental illness, personal identity, relationships, and, of course, death. This volume contains the poetry and prose of thirty-six authors from 11 states and includes forty-seven poems, eight short stories, and 10 essays and memoirs. We also review five recent books by regional authors.

The Delmarva Review: Volume 9

Krisak, Len

Myers, Jed

Salner, David

Keegan, James

Wyatt Jr., Wilson

Leight, Peter

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Nora Mahler led a perfect life. With her two teenage children, Simon and Clea, who shared her love of horses, Nora ran the family horse ranch on the banks of the Missouri River. When Simon is killed in a riding accident, her marriage and the world she made for herself is shattered. Mad with grief, her husband Neil dismantles her business, sends the horses away, and demands that Nora sell the farm. She refuses, and he leaves her, taking their daughter with him to Chicago. Ozzie Kline, a horse wrangler who has loved her since they were teenagers, steps in to help her rebuild the farm - and her life. While Nora wonders about a second chance at love, Neil returns to claim what he believes is his.

Bookcassette

Night Ride Home (Soon to Be a Hallmark)

Unabridged Library Edition

Nora Mahler led a perfect life. With her two teenage children, Simon and Clea, who shared her love of horses, Nora ran the family horse ranch on the banks of the Missouri River. When Simon is killed in a riding accident, her marriage and the world she made for herself is shattered. Mad with grief, her husband Neil dismantles her business, sends the horses away, and demands that Nora sell the farm. She refuses, and he leaves her, taking their daughter with him to Chicago. Ozzie Kline, a horse wrangler who has loved her since they were teenagers, steps in to help her rebuild the farm - and her life. While Nora wonders about a second chance at love, Neil returns to claim what he believes is his.

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Night Ride Home

The Other Anna: A Novel

Night Ride Home

The Other Anna

MARE'S MILK

The Delmarva Review: Volume 9

Night Ride Home

Night Ride Home (Soon to Be a Hallmark)

Night Ride Home

Night Ride Home