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Wildfire
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ISBN13: 9783833149023
Publisher: Ottavio Ferrante
Published: Jul 24 2026
Pages: 326
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.68 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
isanovelwrittenduringtheearly20thcentury, capturing the spirit of the American West. The story revolves around the character Lucy Bostil, a strong-willed young woman who is deeply con nectedtothedesertlandscapearoundherhome, Bostil'sFord. Thenarrative explores themes of love, ambition, and rivalry amidst the backdrop of horse racing and the desire for freedom, setting the stage for Lucy's impending ad ventures and conflicts, particularly concerning her father's prized racehorse, the Sage King. TheopeningofthenovelintroducesLucyBostilasshegrap ples with her feelings of longing and restlessness on her eighteenth birthday whileridingaforbiddenhorseoutonthesage. Thetextpaintsavividpicture ofLucy'sadmirationforthenaturalbeautysurroundingherandherlovefor horses, contrasting it with the constraints of civilization and her father's ex pectations. As she encounters various characters, including her father John Bostil and the rival Joel Creech, the stage is set for action and conflict. The dynamics of competition, particularly a contentious race between Bostil's SageKingandCreech'sBlueRoan, establishtensionwithinthecommunity, making it clear that Lucy's future is intricately tied to these rivalries and her own aspirations for independence.
For rsomereasonthedesertscenebeforeLucyBostilawokevaryingemotions a sweet gratitude for the fullness of her life there at the Ford, yet a haunt ingremorsethatshecouldnotbewhollycontent-avaguelonelinessofsoul a thrill and a fear for the strangely calling future, glorious, unknown. She longed for something to happen. It might be terrible, so long as it was wonderful. This day, when Lucy had stolen away on a forbidden horse, she was eighteen years old. The thought of her mother, who had died long ago on their way into this wilderness, was the one drop of sadness in her joy. Lucy loved everybody at Bostil's Ford and everybody loved her. She loved all the horses except her father's favorite racer, that perverse devil of a horse, the great Sage King
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