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The Horse Boy Rupert Isaacson

The Horse Boy By Rupert Isaacson

The Horse Boy by Rupert Isaacson


$18.99
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Summary

When their son Rowan was born, Rupert and Kristin's dream had come true. But the dream became a nightmare when he developed a disorder that left him incapable of speaking. Then, they stumbled across an old brown horse, Betsy, and when Rupert lifted Rowan onto Betsy's back, the effect on his son was nothing short of miraculous: he started to speak.

The Horse Boy Summary

The Horse Boy: A Father's Miraculous Journey to Heal His Son by Rupert Isaacson

When their son Rowan was born, Rupert and Kristin's dream had come true. But the dream became a nightmare when their beautiful boy developed a disorder that left him incapable of communication, tormented by raging fits, requiring 24-hour care - and shattering their lives. Then, one day, father and son were walking in the woods near their house and stumbled across their neighbour's old brown horse, Betsy. What happened next was unlike anything Rupert had ever seen. Certainly, the effect on Betsy was extraordinary: she went stock-still and bowed her head, wide-eyed and quivering before the child. But when Rupert lifted Rowan onto Betsy's back, the effect on his son was nothing short of miraculous: Rowan started to speak... Shaken but exhilarated, Rupert proposed that the family make a journey to the ancient homeland of the horse, deep in the wilds of Mongolia, where he'd heard astonishing stories of healing and transformation. So began an epic journey on horseback, from their home in Texas to the furthest reaches of the planet - a journey that would test their love, challenge their beliefs, and change their lives.

About Rupert Isaacson

Rupert Isaacson is British but lives with his family in Texas, USA. He is an ex-professional horse trainer and founding director of the Indigenous Land Rights Fund, a non-profit organization that helps threatened and displaced indigenous tribes obtain tenure of their ancestral land. He is the author of The Healing Land: A Kalahari Journey 'full of mystery, magic and strange coincidence'. His journalism and travel writing has appeared in the Daily Telegraph, Esquire, National Geographic, Independent on Sunday, Conde Nast Traveller, Daily Mail and The Field.

Additional information

GOR001295319
9780670917365
0670917362
The Horse Boy: A Father's Miraculous Journey to Heal His Son by Rupert Isaacson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Books Ltd
2009-03-05
336
Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2010
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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