Wendy McLyon has sworn herself off horses. After a terrible riding tragedy and the loss of the life of her favourite horse, she isn’t interested in riding. To top things off, she has a healing broken leg that is a constant reminder.
This may all be bearable except for the fact that Wendy is to go live with her aunt and uncle for a year, due to her father constantly travelling for work. Aunt Laura and Uncle Art live on a ranch in Montana where Wendy is to make her home for the next twelve months.
A trip that she was dying to make before the accident suddenly is the last thing she wants to do – to be living on a property that is surrounded by horses.
Wendy finds her aunt and uncle to be a lovely couple, but only too eager to encourage her to get back in the saddle. Unsure how to get around this, Wendy finds herself constantly avoiding or saying no to their offers.
A chance viewing of a sorrel filly loose on the farm – one that doesn’t belong to her aunt and uncle – piques Wendy’s interest. Later when she finds the filly trapped in some barbed wire and only Wendy is around to free her, she finds her heart is quickly taken by the young horse.
As Wendy cares for the filly she’s named Gypsy, she’s torn between getting too close and knowing that the filly’s owner will claim her one day.
Gypsy from Nowhere is a great children’s story that tackles the themes of overcoming fear, making new friends and caring for something that isn’t yours to love. A good read.
Author – Sharon Wagner
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4159.Sharon_Wagner
Fiction – children
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“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” – Winston Churchill
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