The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts
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Web ID: 14500383Great Slice of Americana History
I loved this feel good story which featured the story of a woman, her horses, and her dog traveling across 1950's United States. I gasped out loud several times while listening to the audio version, and I got so involved and concerned in her story and the story of her animal companions. If you love history, if you love animals, if you love a true story that will leave you feeling good about your fellow Americans (at a time when we all need a little reminder that we can be good people), then you'll love this story. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends.
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Fill your heart
A wonderfully uplifting story of one woman's journey to fill a wish before she died. Her travels across the United States would be full of excitement and the kindness of strangers.
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Inspiring story
After a devastating diagnosis where her doctor gave her two years to live, Annie Wilkins, age 64, ignored her doctor's advice of moving into a care home and instead used the last of her money to buy a gelding named Tarzan. Along with her ex-racehorse and her dog, they set out with no map and no money to ride over 4000 miles to fulfill her lifelong wish of seeing the Pacific Ocean. I found this story inspiring and heartwarming. It gives us a glimpse of the country in the mid 50s when you could still rely on the kindness of strangers for help and shelter. Through the many difficulties in her journey, she never gave up. I like the descriptive writing style in this book. It painted a picture of all the places she visited and people she met, keeping the story running along smoothly. The book is nonfiction but read like fiction. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own
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Great Read
I loved this book. It is a true story of an amazing adventure!
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1950's America
The Ride of Her Life is a very inspiring book about a strong female in 1954. Annie Wilkins is a 63 year old widow who, rather than accept her diagnosis of only 2 years left to live, buys a horse and travels across America to see the Pacific Ocean. Letts tells this story of when the country is changing and growing while Annie rides her horse through the country. She meets many people and has an incredible experience. I really enjoyed reading this book about a strong woman, the USA and how good the people can be.
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Delightful read
This is a charming, uplifting, thoroughly enjoyable biography about a forgotten time in America. So many things were changing in the mid to late 50’s and Annie Wilkins is mostly unaware of her unusual trip and how it is completely outside most of the country’s experience at that time. I found this to be a very enjoyable read, and kept reading just to see what would happen next. I thank #netgalley and the publisher for this copy of #therideofherlife to read in exchange for my honest review.
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