The disappearance of a majestic Thoroughbred unites a community in
1930s India in "one of the greatest horse books ever written. . . .
Moving, and highly original" (Lauren St. John, author of The White
Giraffe).
In Calcutta, India, John Quillan cares for racehorses belonging to
wealthy owners, and Mother Morag, who lives just down the road and leads
a group of nuns working with Calcutta's poor, loves to watch these
beautiful animals in action. Now, a new Thoroughbred, Dark Invader, has
been shipped from England, rejected after a losing season, in which he
didn't live up to his owner's expectations.
A beautiful creature with rippling muscles and satin skin, Dark Invader
is gently handled with love in his new home, and before long, he is
poised for victory in the Viceroy Cup, the country's most famous race.
But just days before the event, he disappears--and a desperate effort to
find him begins.
From Rumer Godden--the award-winning author of such classics as The
Greengage Summer and Black Narcissus, as well as a number of beloved
children's books--The Dark Horse is a moving and suspenseful story set
in a fascinating historical era.
