{"product_id":"horse-1","title":"Horse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Brooks’ chronological and cross-disciplinary leaps are thrilling.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHorse \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eisn’t just an animal story—it’s a moving narrative about race and art.” —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTIME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKentucky, 1850\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York City, 1954\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-century equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington, DC, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared interest in the horse—one studying the stallion’s bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBased on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHorse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thryft Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":49967483552025,"sku":"PR9619.3.B7153H67","price":11.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":49967483584793,"sku":"PR9619.3.B7153H67","price":10.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":49967483617561,"sku":"PR9619.3.B7153H67","price":9.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Well Read","offer_id":49967483650329,"sku":"PR9619.3.B7153H67","price":8.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0110\/0598\/4849\/files\/59109077.jpg?v=1732371685","url":"https:\/\/thryft.sbs\/products\/horse-1","provider":"Thryft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}