First Monday Book Group: Horse

Join us for the next First Monday Book Group as we discuss Horse by Geraldine Brooks on Monday, June 1 at 6 pm. Registration is appreciated.

Horse is available through interlibrary loan. Please contact the Front Desk if you need assistance reserving a copy: 542-5075, extension 2.

More about the book: Based on the true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred, Lexington, who became America’s greatest stud sire. In 1850 Kentucky, Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond that will carry the horse to victories across the South. A young artist made his name painting the racehorse and then fights for the Union. In 1954 New York City, a gallery owner, becomes obsessed with a 19th century equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance. In 2019 Washington DC, Jess and Theo are drawn to one another by the horse – one studying the stallion’s bones for clues to his power, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success.