Category: Horse books for adults
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Challis, Sarah
About the author Sarah Challis is the daughter of cinematographer Christopher Challis. She travelled widely as a child, but now lives in Dorset. She writes romantic novels, of which at least one, Jumping to Conclusions, has a basis in the equine world. Finding the bookStill in print, and easy to find. Links and sourcesSarah Challis…
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Brown, Rita Mae
About the author Rita Mae Brown (b.1944) was born almost on the Mason Dixon Line, to a mother who “possessed the best eye for a horse I have ever witnessed.” She was a constant inhabitant of the racetrack, and her children went with her (which apparently would not be allowed now lest they see gambling).…
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Brand, Max
About the author Max Brand (1892–1944) was one of the pseudonyms, and possibly the best known, used by Frederick Faust. Frederick Faust was educated at the University of California. After succeeding in publishing a few stories, he adopted the name of Max Brand, a neutral name which would not generate the hostility his own German…
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Bayliss, Marguerite F
About the author Marguerite F Bayliss (b.1895) wrote Bolinvar, originally published in two volumes, and then reprinted (with, apparently much of the racist material removed) by H Holt & Company. It is the story of a family feud between two branches of the Bolinvar family, which takes the form of an equestrian rivalry across three…
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Banks, Carolyn
About the author Carolyn Banks (b.1941) is an American author. She became known first for her short stories, particularly Growing Up Polish in Pittsburgh, and wrote her first full length novel, Mr Right, in 1979. She has competed in dressage herself, and has written a series of comic mysteries based in the dressage world. She…
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Armitage, Marigold
About the author Marigold Armitage (1920–2001) was a daughter of Sir Arthur “Bomber” Harris. She is best known for her two hunting stories, A Long Way to Go, and A Motley to the View, but she was also an accomplished artist. She planned, and started, a sequel to the hunting stories, A Run for My…
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Adams, Richard
About the author Richard Adams (1920–2016) was born in 1920, and studied at Worcester College, Oxford. He is best known for his animal stories, particularly Watership Down (1972). The book originated as a story told to his daughters, who insisted he write it down. It was rejected several times before being accepted by Rex Collings.…