num_pages: 344
description: From the bestselling author of Pay It Forward comes a story of the heartbreak and healing power of family. New to a small town Jackie and Paula envision a quiet life for their kids: a young adopted son and two teenage foster children including the troubled Star. However they quickly butt heads with their neighbor Clementine who disapproves of their lifestyle and is incensed when Star befriends her spirited horse Comet. Haunted by past tragedy and unable to properly care for Comet Clem nevertheless resents the bond Star soon shares with the horse. When Star disappears with Comet the neighbors are thrown togetherfar too close together. But as the search for the pair wears on both families must learn to put aside their animosity and confront the choices theyve made and the scars they carry. Plumbing the depths of regret and forgiveness The Language of Hoofbeats explores the strange alchemy that transforms a group of people into a family.
language: English
title: The Language of Hoofbeats
publisher: Lake Union Publishing