{"product_id":"mare","title":"Mare","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmily Haworth-Booth\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the Royal Drawing School and is an illustrator, a graphic novelist, and a children's author of three books for children: \n\u003ci\u003eThe King Who Banned the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (short-listed for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Carnegie Medal for Illustration, and the Klaus Flugge Prize), \n\u003ci\u003eThe Last Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eProtest!\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMare \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut book for adults. She lives in Devon with her husband, dog, and several horses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eSoft and intimate\u003c\/b\u003e. I sat down to read this and by the time I looked at the clock, hours had passed, and I was more than halfway through. \u003cb\u003eHaworth-Booth has created something magical with this book.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Adam Vitcavage, \u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e (Noteworthy Debuts to Read This May)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[ \n\u003ci\u003eMare\u003c\/i\u003e's] power is reliant on moments, thoughts, vignettes; on the everyday illuminated by the intensity of \n\u003cb\u003eonce-in-a-lifetime feeling\u003c\/b\u003e. It is \n\u003cb\u003egrand and particular\u003c\/b\u003e; \n\u003cb\u003elovably modest and impressively profound\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Sandra Newman, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There are an awful lot of novels about new -motherhood. There are considerably less about non-motherhood . . . \n\u003cb\u003eAn affecting portrait of love and care in its many forms, written with a calm, incantatory beauty\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Claire Allfree, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The reader becomes immersed in the narrator's internal world that Haworth-Booth conveys so skillfully. \n\u003cb\u003eThe rhythmic, poetic prose, though quiet and meditative, is simultaneously propulsive\u003c\/b\u003e, such that the reader will grapple with the woman's thoughts along with her . . . Above everything is Haworth-Booth's dramatization of the deep bond we humans share with other animals, which will leave readers pondering the question of what makes a family.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Lillian Dabney, \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A marvelous exploration of what it means to be a woman, to live in a woman's body, to contemplate motherhood--and it is equally about the relationships between people and animals, women and girls and horses. \n\u003cb\u003eEvery step of the way, [Emily Haworth-Booth] resists easy answers \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \n\u003cb\u003eA lyrical, exquisitely detailed account of one woman's inner and outer worlds\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gentle and thoughtful... For fans of Maggie Nelson, horses, and those who feel they aren't following the expected path or hitting the expected milestones as they age.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Adelaide Faith, author of \u003ci\u003eHappiness Forever\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eMare \u003c\/i\u003eis part love letter, part poetry, part guidebook on how to ride a horse, how to care for others, and how to be a woman in the world. This novel is \n\u003cb\u003ea tender and refreshing exploration of loving without ownership\u003c\/b\u003e. \n\u003cb\u003eMeditative, then marvelously startling in parts\u003c\/b\u003e. With Emily Haworth-Booth at the reins (sorry), you'll find yourself happy to go along for the ride.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Katie Yee, author of \u003ci\u003eMaggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With \n\u003cb\u003eexquisite grace, warmth, and wisdom\u003c\/b\u003e, Emily Haworth-Booth has crafted a profound meditation on the human-animal bond that \n\u003cb\u003egives these life-changing relationships the gravity they deserve\u003c\/b\u003e and \n\u003cb\u003egently unsettles our assumptions about mothering, intimacy, and care-work\u003c\/b\u003e. This delightful debut is a timely reminder that life offers many surprising ways to love and be loved, to be remade after loss, and transformed through devotion to another being. \n\u003cb\u003eLike the creature at its heart, \u003ci\u003eMare \u003c\/i\u003eis a gift, and a revelation\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Madelaine Lucas, author of \u003ci\u003eThirst for Salt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The path of love's arrow in \n\u003ci\u003eMare \u003c\/i\u003eis as eccentric as it is intense, decisive and enchanting. Every dappled page reads at once as poetic, persuasive and playful. A wonderful, wonderful novel!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Rivka Galchen, author of \u003ci\u003eEveryone Knows A Your Mother Is a Witch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What a gorgeous writer. The world needs beauty and wit and fearlessness. And a sense of fun. Here they are.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Peter Heller, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dog Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBurn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I read \n\u003ci\u003eMare \u003c\/i\u003evoraciously, ignoring my life. Deeply human and profoundly funny, it has the wisdom held by the best prose and the extra insight that comes with sorrow. Emily Haworth-Booth understands that grief is a lonesome, many-chambered thing; that obsessive love can rescript a life; that there is solace in duty and care. An incandescent debut--bare and clean and artful. It enters the soul.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Claudia Dey, author of \u003ci\u003eDaughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Warm and reflective, a novel that exists beautifully outside of human relationships, coming to rest instead on the love of a horse, and the vulnerability and strength of the animal and human body both.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Amina Cain, author of \u003ci\u003eIndelicacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Emily Haworth-Booth writes the heartbreak of a body, of the world, of caring, with immense tenderness and humor. I loved the peripheries of solitude and communion traced in this wild, melancholy, marvelous novel.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Ayşegül Savaş, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Distance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Emily Haworth-Booth is a stunningly clever writer! A tender, exhilarating and humorous exploration into female subjectivity, the body, animal instinct, and love, essentially, love.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Rachel Long, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Darling from the Lions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I love Emily Haworth-Booth's funny, honest writing, so deeply particular and still profoundly relatable. She takes the knotty, strange thoughts that our minds catch on, daily, and makes them clear and beautiful.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Lizzy Stewart, author of \u003ci\u003eWalking Distance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I drank this novel down in one delicious draught, and found it quenched every thirst; it is immersive, tender, nuanced and radically attentive to the strangeness and wonder of human love--for each other, for a mouse, for a horse. A blissful read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Fiona Benson, author of \u003ci\u003eEphemeron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A bold, deft, and deeply moving story about what it means to be devoted to another being. With extraordinary suppleness and an arresting lightness of touch, Emily Haworth-Booth travels deep into the mystery and heartache of relationships to reveal a vision of attachment that is startlingly lucid and liberated. A daring book, and a brilliant one--a beautiful challenge for our times.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Helen Jukes, author of \u003ci\u003eMother Animal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a horse and the woman who loves her--a lively first novel of not-daughters and non-mothers; animals and animal bodies; and how we find freedom, care, and community in unexpected places.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a long time, a woman lives with her husband and their dog. She teaches an online class about children's books and plods away at a book of her own. Then the dog dies, and a doctor's visit reveals that she isn't able to have children, even if she wanted to. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an opportunity to lease a mare part-time comes her way, it seems like the ideal arrangement and the fulfillment of a childhood wish--perhaps even something to fill the emptiness, diagnosable and otherwise, that she has begun to feel. She has no problem sharing; she shares a garden with the children next door and chores with her husband. The horse will be something to care for, just two days a week, without getting in too deep. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as she takes up riding lessons, faces mounting medical bills, and walks and brushes and dreams of the horse, her affection starts to become all-consuming. Time spent with the mare casts a light on the rest of her responsibilities and relationships, ultimately forcing her to confront what it means to love a being who does not belong to her. With tender humor and insight, Emily Haworth-Booth's \n\u003ci\u003eMare \u003c\/i\u003eradiates life and feeling--and introduces an irresistible literary voice. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/27\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9780374617707, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9780374617707, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780374617707, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780374617707, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496115241238,"sku":"9780374617707","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780374617707.jpg?v=1783053423","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/mare","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}