
Romance
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"One evening in 1946, a hungry stranger joins the family at Salthill, a horse ranch in the Skillihawk Valley in British Columbia. Grey St. Oegger welcomes the young African-American, who gives his name as simply Harris, in for a meal. But after dinner, when he sees the young man's affinity for horses, he extends that welcome indefinitely, offering Harris a job and a place to live.". "Over the next five years, Harris seems to settle in at Salthill, becoming a partner and nearly a son to Grey, who breeds and trains horses while raising his two daughters and his son. Harris eventually buys a…
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2003St. Martin's Griffin · 384 pages · 9780312320157
- Hardcover · English · 2002St. Martin's Press · 368 pages · 9780312290184
- Other · English · 2003St. Martin's Press · 368 pages · 9781466839595
Horse farmsHorse trainersRace relationsBritish ColumbiaFictionAfrican American horsemen and horsewomenRural familiesAfrican American men







