Book· 1995· Drama

The Horse Whisperer

by Nicholas Evans

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  • Horses
  • Human-animal bond

The novel's healer of traumatised horses is modelled on the natural horsemanship of real trainers such as Buck Brannaman, and the story turns on the slow work of gaining a frightened horse's trust.

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The Horse Whisperer

The book was his debut novel, and gained significant success, becoming the 10th-best selling novel in the United States in 1995, selling over 15 million copies. This also makes it one of the best-selling books of all time. In 2003 the novel appeared at number 195 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novels".

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