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Brought to you by Penguin.

'A great read for horse lovers and fans of show jumping' JILLY COOPER

'This is a hugely entertaining, riveting, page-turner of a book' LOUISE PENNY

Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe - mother and daughter, both champion riders - vowed to never, ever, compete against one another.

But a dramatic turn of events ahead of the Paris Olympics changes everything.

Mother and daughter share a dream: to be the best in the world. Only one rider can fulfil that dream and make history.

'An eye-opening ride through the high-stakes world of equestrian show-jumping . . . Three fearless women connected by blood, competition, and a passion for fast horses.' CARL HIAASEN

© James Patterson 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

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Critic reviews

A great read for horse lovers and fans of show jumping (Jilly Cooper, bestselling author of the Rutshire Chronicles)
Patterson and Lupica manage to get deep into the world of high-level show jumping and also, incredibly for two men, deep into the lives of three generations of strong women. I don't know what's more compelling-the white-knuckle descriptions of the horse shows in the lead-up to the Olympics or the tense, complex relationships among the three women. We grow to care deeply about these horsewomen. This is a hugely entertaining, riveting, page-turner of a book. A thrilling and thoughtful read. (LOUISE PENNY, No. 1 bestselling author of The Madness of Crowds)
The Horsewoman is more than a thriller - it's an eye-opening ride through the high-stakes world of equestrian show-jumping. Patterson and Lupica make a great team, writing at a full gallop and with faultless timing of the lives of three fearless women connected by blood, competition, and a passion for fast horses. (Carl Hiaasen, bestselling author of Squeeze Me)
Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried... there's no stopping his imagination. (NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW)
No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. (LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series)
Patterson boils a scene down to a single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind. (MICHAEL CONNELLY)
James Patterson is the boss. End of. (IAN RANKIN, bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus series)
James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged. (STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of the Colton Malone series)
Patterson is in a class by himself. (VANITY FAIR)
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Not great if you know anything about horses and show jumping . Did enjoy the way it was read

Ok

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Don't read this if you know anything about horses! Its very inaccurate, and even more so if you are in the UK. The narrator is awful too, too slow. Only my stubbornness to give up on a book I've paid for keeps me listening

Disappointed

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I persevered but found the ‘he said’ ‘she said’ so frustrating, couldn’t listen any longer, so I’ve unfortunately given up on this book.

Gave up on the narration!

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Once it started to irritate I had to stop. The are other ways to say “he said”! Poor writing, which is surprising from this author.

He said ……. She said. … Aaargh!

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I love a good grown up horsey story but this is unrealistic, stereotypical rubbish with pathetic female characters. I only got to Chapter 16 before I had to stop - Olympic level riders with only one horse each? On the brink of financial ruin but the main characters never pick up a mucking out fork to save on groom's fees? A group of people who work with horses standing pathetically around till the vet comes when a horse goes lame and then the vet "cannot speculate"? Absolute tripe.

I'm giving up at this point... the handsome immigrant trainer who is likely to get deported; the headstrong daughter who needs "helped down from the horse" if she gets slightly upset? One dimensional at the basic and obviously neither of the authors have spent any time with real horse people or women, for that matter.

As I said, I love a good grown up horsey story. This isn't one....

Unrealistic Tripe

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