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On the Edge - Jenny Pitman

 
Description: ISBN 0330490346 / Author: Jenny Pitman / Genre: Fiction / A gripping tale of one woman's determination to pursue her dream In her first ... more
On the Edge - Jenny Pitman ... novel, set in the world of horse-training and racing, Jenny Pitman deals up her years of experience in a fast paced and heart-stopping tale of one woman's experiences following her husband's death. Jan Hardy is left to look after her two young children, and to face her bitter mother-in-law alone. But she cannot continue to make a success of the crumbling Welsh farm and the life that goes with it. The only thing she knows about is handling horses. Jan is forced to move to Gloucestershire to be near her parents, increase her profile and raise her stakes as a horse racer, choosing also to look after problem horses and pursue her dream of gaining a training license. This, she hopes, will truly secure a future for her children. As she begins to make her tentative mark on the predominantly male training scene, Jan ecnounters numerous setbacks from her family and considerable financial difficulties. And to make things worse, certain characters seem determined to make her life as difficult as possible.

Newest Review: ... There’s insight into the running of racing stables from, so to speak, the horse’s mouth. It’s a hard life on the bottom ... more

 ... rungs of the ladder and it’s a business with more than its fair share of charlatans and rogues. There’s always going to be a fund of good stories. I suspect we’ll hear more of them in the sequels. Jenny Pitman has wisely written about what she knows best. Here it’s not only the world of horse racing. After the failure of her first marriage she was left with two young sons to raise and considerable financial difficulties, so she knows the stresses and strains that are involved. We should be onto a winner then, shouldn...more

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I didn’t borrow this book from the library with any great expectations, but I’ve an interest in horse racing and a need for something to read when I can’t sleep. Jan Hardy’s husband dies of cancer, leaving her with two young children and a farm in Wales. She’s successfully trained point-to-point horses and decides that she’ll sell the farm and buy a property closer to her parents with the intention of making a living as a trainer. The book takes us through the period when she’s trying to establish herself and the problems she faces. There’s a stereotypical mother-in-law, a dubious auctioneer, some doting men and all the usual riff-raff and gentlemen of the ...  Read the complete review

 

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