Half Broke Horses A True-Life Novel

Praise for Half Broke Horses

"Jeannette Walls . . . once again proves that the combination of gifted storyteller with great stories is both rare and intoxicating."
-Janet Okoben, The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"[An] eloquent tribute to a pragmatic heroine . . . A powerhouse-fast-moving, fearless and impossible to forget."
-Michelle Green, People

"[Jeannette Walls is] the third generation of a line of indomitable women whose paths she has inscribed on the permanent record, enriching the common legend of our American past."
-Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review

"Half Broke Horses [is] the tale of yet another free-spirited wisecracking relative, her maternal grandmother, Lily Casey Smith. Think a rifle-toting, horse-breaking Annie Oakley in a biplane."
- Craig Wilson, USA Today

"Walls [is] ... a pretty doggone good storyteller."
-Janet Maslin, New York Times

"Hugely entertaining and provocative... A triumphant novel of a fearless, progressive woman who will not be corralled."
-Donna Seaman, Booklist starred review

"Lily Casey Smith is one astonishing woman...a half-broke horse herself who's clearly passed on her best traits to her granddaughter. Told in a natural, offhand voice that is utterly enthralling, this is essential reading for anyone who loves good fiction."
- Library Journal

"One of those heartwarming stories about indomitable women that will always find an audience."
-Publisher's Weekly

"Walls knows how to tell a story with love and grit."
-Kirkus