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By the author of Black Narcissus and The River

''[Godden''s] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal'' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN

''One of our best and most captivating novelists'' PHILIP HENSHER

''[Godden has] a genius for storytelling'' EVENING STANDARD

''All horses can walk - some badly, some well, but to a few is given a gift of movement feline in its grace, a slouching, flowing continuous movement that is a joy to watch. Dark Invader strode in glorious rhythm, his great shoulders rolling, muscles rippling along his flanks under the satin skin.''

In 1930s Calcutta, a beautiful racehorse brings together a group of outsiders: John Quillan, a talented trainer ostracized for his marriage; Mr Leventine, the shrewd new owner of Dark Invader; Ted Mullins, his groom, whose career has been derailed by scandal; and Mother Morag, head of an order of nuns wor

The Dark Horse

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    A Paperback by Rumer Godden

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      Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
      Published 2/13/2025
      ISBN-13 9780349017594
      978-0349017594
      ISBN-10 034901759X

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      By the author of Black Narcissus and The River

      ''[Godden''s] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal'' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN

      ''One of our best and most captivating novelists'' PHILIP HENSHER

      ''[Godden has] a genius for storytelling'' EVENING STANDARD

      ''All horses can walk - some badly, some well, but to a few is given a gift of movement feline in its grace, a slouching, flowing continuous movement that is a joy to watch. Dark Invader strode in glorious rhythm, his great shoulders rolling, muscles rippling along his flanks under the satin skin.''

      In 1930s Calcutta, a beautiful racehorse brings together a group of outsiders: John Quillan, a talented trainer ostracized for his marriage; Mr Leventine, the shrewd new owner of Dark Invader; Ted Mullins, his groom, whose career has been derailed by scandal; and Mother Morag, head of an order of nuns wor

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