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At the waters edge, ape house, water for elephants, riding lessons, and flying changes. Water for elephants was adapted into a major motion picture starring reese witherspoon, rob. Her most recent novel is flying changes 2007, in which annemarie zimmer, the protagonist from riding lessons, returns. At the age of eighteen, at the apex of a promising career as an olympiccaliber rider, annemarie zimmer suffers a fall that ultimately claims the life of her beloved horse, harry, and leaves her struggling to recover from her severe injuries. Riding lessons annemarie zimmer, book 1 by sara gruen. Like the horse whisperer, gruen s polished debut is a tale of human healing set against the primal world of horses.
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Flying changes 2 by sara gruen 2016, paperback at the best online. Biography sara gruen born in 1969, in vancouver is a canadian author, who draws on her love of animals in most of her works. The olympic dreams of teenaged equestrian annemarie zimmer end when her beloved horse, harry, injures her and destroys himself in a jumping accident. Ive always been a complete sucker for animals, says gruen, whose novel water for elephants has garnered. Apr 22, 2008 first came the horses in her debut novel, riding lessons, and its sequel, flying changes. Below is a list of sara gruens books in order of when they were originally released. Browse sara gruens bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Following her accident, annemarie puts her riding days behind her and moves her life in a completely different direction. The vivid story line focuses on the trials and tribulations of annemarie, a world caliber athlete in hiding from life, her family, and her sport until three strikes make her return to the fold.
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I enjoyed riding lessons, could identify with and cared about the characters, but i cant say it was the book water for elephants is. Riding lessons annemarie zimmer, book 1 by sara gruen book cover, description, publication history. May 06, 2008 listen to riding lessons audiobook by sara gruen. Then, at 18, a tragic accident destroyed her riding career and harry, the beautiful horse she cherished. Her works have been translated into fortythree languages and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide. This first novel by sara gruen, riding lessons, is a deftly woven tale of tragic loss and eventual redemption. As a worldclass equestrian and olympic contender, annemarie zimmer lived for the thrill of flight atop a strong, graceful animal.