White Horse
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Description
In this short story by bestselling author Margaret Atwood, a white horse, rescued from mistreatment, comes to a new family with its own secrets and struggles. Through this simple premise Atwood offers a glimpse into how families—and all living things—relate to each other, in good times and bad.
Praise for Moral Disorder
"Stories like 'The White Horse'...prove Atwood is still a master of the compelling, peculiar portrait of human behavior. (Grade: A-)"
—Entertainment Weekly
"...Atwood's stories evoke humankind's disastrous hubris and phenomenal spirit with empathy and bemusement."
—Booklist (Starred Review)
"Crisp, vivid detail and imagery and a rich awareness of the unity of human generations, people and animals...make Moral Disorder one of Atwood's most accessible and engaging works yet."
—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
"Her stories are sophisticated, reticent, ornate, stark, supple, stiff, savage or forgiving; they are exactly what she wants them to be. They are stories from the prime of life."
—Times Literary Supplement
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Watch for Margaret Atwood's next book, In Other Worlds, published in October 2011.
Extended Copyright Information
Story: Copyright 2006 by O.W. Toad. All rights reserved.
Cover Image: Copyright by George Whiteside. All rights reserved.
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About the Author
Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario, Quebec, and Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College.
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In their second year at the farm, Nell and Tig acquired a white horse. They didn't buy this horse, or even seek her out. But suddenly, there she was.
In those days they picked up animals the way they picked up burrs. Creatures adhered to them. In addition to the sheep, cows, chickens, and ducks, ...
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3/5
Reviewed by EugeneOB on Mar 23, 2012
The best part of the book was the White Horse.
I finished reading White Horse. It was a good book and I did enjoy it.
3/5
Reviewed by tealismyname on Dec 15, 2011
Flounders
It's clear that Atwood is stupendous with words, but I've found that her work always lacks the punch her build-up leads to.
I enjoyed it, but the ending was weak and felt rushed.
4/5 
Reviewed by sugarspundt on Aug 11, 2011
Wonderful, quick read
Atwood has a way with words that surpasses others. White Horse was a short but meaningful story that I would recommend to a friend.
3/5
Reviewed by crucible3 on Jun 9, 2011
Just okay
Nothing too memorable but a decent sad read
4/5
Reviewed by strange_hawk on Jun 7, 2011
Classic 'female lives'-style Atwood
If you enjoyed novels like Cats Eye and The Robber Bride then you'll appreciate this short story - full of the same kind of insight into one woman's journey, told with expert skill and technique. But if you only know her from her dystopias, this is a departure that you'll either love of hate - try it!
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Ratings for 'White Horse' by Atwood, Margaret
| bookwormnik |  | Read review | 2011-05-30 |
| boookywooky | | 2011-06-21 | |
| crucible3 | | Read review | 2011-06-09 |
| dreamdust | | Read review | 2011-05-18 |
| EugeneOB | | Read review | 2012-03-23 |
| jennifera |  | Read review | 2011-05-24 |
| jvasseur | | Read review | 2011-05-23 |
| leftahead | | 2012-01-24 | |
| louise6669 |  | 2011-05-24 | |
| madge | | Read review | 2011-05-17 |
| ocampolm | | Read review | 2011-06-05 |
| pokedude565 | | 2011-09-12 | |
| realhumangirl | | 2011-11-16 | |
| refugee03 | | 2011-09-01 | |
| SLajeunesse | | 2012-01-31 | |
| srdillon | | Read review | 2011-06-05 |
| strange_hawk | | Read review | 2011-06-07 |
| sugarspundt | | Read review | 2011-08-11 |
| tealismyname | | Read review | 2011-12-15 |
| Thamus | | 2011-08-10 | |
| tinyteri | | 2012-01-13 |
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