"Rough Magic is propelled by the thrill of the Mongol Derby race, yes, but even more so by Prior-Palmer’s rollicking wit and uncanny wisdom. This book is a roaring wild wonder." -Sarah Malley, Newtonville Books (Newton, MA) And it was really, really funny, actual LOL funny. "Rough Magic is full of deep and ancient insights-I was awed by the profundity of Lara Prior-Palmer's observations, by the way she writes with such precision while leaving room for life's vagaries. She’s also featured in an ABC documentary about the race (though her story itself was never widely covered in North America): Watch Lara Prior-Palmer describe the race in her “How to Win the World’s Toughest Horse Race” TEDx Talk. The author graduated from Stanford University in California, and will be over in the United States for Winter Institute 14 in Albuquerque, NM, in January 2019 Perfectly capturing the restlessness and larger-than-life emotion and ambition of young adulthood (in a far more dramatic arena than most), Rough Magic has enormous book club, film option, and YA crossover potential In a remarkably understated moment in the book, Prior-Palmer reveals that she has cancer, and the author continues to receive treatment for her cancer today as such, there is an added sense of urgency, joy, and survival that pulses through Rough Magic
But while Lara is a propulsive storyteller, she is also a truly talented writer many passages of this book beg to be read aloud with their lilting, lyrical imagery-as the best adventure epics have always been told Typically, when we read a story this sensational, the writing takes a back seat to the story. Lara reaches for poetry and Shakespeare’s The Tempest to ground herself as she pushes through pounding rain, hunger, thirst, physical pain, and more to the finish line-Lara's competitive streak ignited by Devan’s intimidating bravado, and fueled in equal parts by her own fear and awe Rough Magic is a powerful and poetic debut of personal exploration, determination, resilience, competition, and youthful abandon with cinematic skill, the memoir transports the reader to the unforgiving beauty of the Mongolian Steppe and introduces an array of charming competitors (including one particular rival, a twenty-year-old Texan named Devan) Summary After entering the world’s longest horse race on a whim, nineteen-year-old Lara Prior-Palmer surprises everyone-including herself-by winning, becoming the youngest person and the first woman to do so Rough Magic - Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race Lara Prior-Palmer Sorry, the publisher does not allow users to read this book from the country from which you are connecting.
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