The Horsemaster's Daughter [Hardcover]

Susan Wiggs (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 401 pages
• Publisher: Mira Books (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073940590X
• ISBN-13: 978-0739405901
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,123,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Susan Wiggs's life is all about family, friends...and fiction. She lives at the water's edge on an island in Puget Sound, and she commutes to her writers' group in a 17-foot motorboat. She's been featured in the national media, including NPR's "Talk of the Nation," and is a popular speaker locally and nationally.

When her recent novel, FIRESIDE, hit #1 on the New York Times, the author reportedly reacted to the news by "putting on my lipstick and sweeping the patio." Why? Because she knew that within a matter of minutes, her girlfriends would show up to pop the bubbly and help her celebrate. [Update: FIRESIDE has been chosen of one of Amazon.com's Top Ten Romances of 2009.]

According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book." Booklist characterizes her books as "real and true and unforgettable." She is the recipient of three RITA (sm) awards and four starred reviews from Publishers Weekly for her books. Her books make frequent appearances on Amazon's "best of" lists. Several of her novels have been listed as Indie Next picks and optioned as feature films. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have made national bestseller lists, including the USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times lists.

The author is a former teacher, a Harvard graduate, an avid hiker, an amateur photographer, a good skier and terrible golfer, yet her favorite form of exercise is curling up with a good book.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW - Best Book Ever, November 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Horsemaster's Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)

Picked this one up from a big display bec. it had a nice picture on the cover. Then suddenly found myself in the middle of this wonderful story, biting off all myh nails wondering if they would have to put down the horse, if Blue would ever talk again, what the big secret about Eliza was and if HUnter would ever get his priorities straight! Why did I care so much? I was there, I felt everything, I laughed and cried. Definately a great read-I will tell all my friends about this one.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Loved Eliza; Hunter was a disappointment..., January 17, 2000

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Kim (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Horsemaster's Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)

What a wonderful story! But I would have enjoyed it so much more if I was able to fall for Hunter the way Eliza did. I found myself unable to sympathize with an alcoholic. He was lacking in warmth and charisma. Eliza, along with Hunter's children, Blue and Belinda, were strong, enchanting characters who made the story an enjoyable read.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Misty of Chicoteague!, November 7, 1999

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"readsallthetime" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Horsemaster's Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)

I grew up reading and rereading Marguerite Henry's wonderful stories of wild ponies off the coast of Virginia. When I read Susan Wiggs's THE HORSEMASTER'S DAUGHTER, I was transported there all over again, and in the throes of a wonderful Romance to boot. This book is a TRUE keeper!