#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK<br><br>&quot;A WISE, SPIRITED NOVEL . . . [IN WHICH] SMILEY PLUMBS THE WONDROUSLY<br>STRANGE WORLD OF HORSE RACING.&quot; --People<br><br>&quot;ONE OF THE PREMIER NOVELISTS OF HER GENERATION, possessed of a mastery<br>of craft and an uncompromising vision that grow more powerful with each<br>book . . . Racing's eclectic mix of classes and personalities provides<br>Smiley with fertile soil . . . Expertly juggling storylines, she<br>investigates the sexual, social, psychological, and spiritual problems<br>of wealthy owners, working-class bettors, trainers on the edge of<br>financial ruin, and, in a typically bold move, horses.&quot; <br>--The Washington Post<br><br>&quot;A NOVEL OF PASSION IN EVERY SENSE . . . [SHE DOES] IT ALL WITH APLOMB .<br>. . WITH A DEMON NARRATIVE INTELLIGENCE.&quot; <br>--The Boston Sunday Globe<br><br>&quot;WITTY, ENERGETIC . . . It's deeply satisfying to read a work of fiction<br>so informed about its subject and so alive to every nuance and detail .<br>. . [Smiley's] final chapters have a wonderful restorative quality.&quot;<br>--The New York Times Book Review<br><br><br>&quot;RICHLY DETAILED, INGENIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED . . . YOU WILL REVEL IN JANE<br>SMILEY'S HORSE HEAVEN.&quot;<br>--San Diego Union-Tribune<br><br>Chosen by the Los Angeles Times as One of the Best Books of the Year