{"product_id":"the-dark-horse-9781504066631","title":"The Dark Horse","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe disappearance of a majestic Thoroughbred unites a community in 1930s India in \"one of the greatest horse books ever written. . . . Moving, and highly original\" (Lauren St. John, author of \u003ci\u003eThe White Giraffe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Calcutta, India, John Quillan cares for racehorses belonging to wealthy owners, and Mother Morag, who lives just down the road and leads a group of nuns working with Calcutta's poor, loves to watch these beautiful animals in action. Now, a new Thoroughbred, Dark Invader, has been shipped from England, rejected after a losing season, in which he didn't live up to his owner's expectations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A beautiful creature with rippling muscles and satin skin, Dark Invader is gently handled with love in his new home, and before long, he is poised for victory in the Viceroy Cup, the country's most famous race. But just days before the event, he disappears--and a desperate effort to find him begins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From Rumer Godden--the award-winning author of such classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Greengage Summer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlack Narcissus\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a number of beloved children's books--\u003ci\u003eThe Dark Horse\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and suspenseful story set in a fascinating historical era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504066631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 203","brand":"Rumer Godden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40138785849525,"sku":"9781504066631","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b731feca-418a-4fb1-bbdd-74bd9ca791ae.jpg?v=1622518260","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dark-horse-9781504066631","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}