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Grand Ambition
by Lisa Michaels
A fictional account based on the true story of Glen and Bessie Hyde’s tragic honeymoon trip down the Colorado River in the 1920s. |
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The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood
In New American World, promise and energy are gone; entropy and repression have taken over in the form of a New Order to control the species. |
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The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
This 1939 often-banned classic recounts the Dust Bowl migration and the suffering that ensued. |
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Horse Heaven
by Jane Smiley
This novel is about horses and their breeders, owners, trainers, grooms, jockeys, traders, bettors, and other turf-obsessed humans. From California and Kentucky to Paris, the novel covers two years in which the players vie with each other to produce a mount that can win high-stakes races. |
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This famous novel of the Jazz Age, set on Long Island, critiques the social life, customs, and relationships of the careless rich. |
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The Horse’s Mouth
by Joyce Cary
This humorous novel stars artist Gulley Jimson – painter, con man, and aging Don Giovanni – and raises questions about the nature of art and the role of the artist. |
