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Half Broke Horses

13 minJeannette Walls

What's it about

Ever wonder what it takes to live a life of pure, unapologetic grit? Discover the secrets to forging your own path, no matter the odds, through the untamed story of a woman who broke horses, built ranches, and refused to be broken herself. This is the true-life tale of Lily Casey Smith, a frontierswoman who faced down dust storms, floods, and the Great Depression with relentless optimism. You'll learn how she mastered resilience, found humor in hardship, and crafted a life of radical independence on her own terms.

Meet the author

Jeannette Walls is the acclaimed author of the 1 New York Times bestselling memoir The Glass Castle, a celebrated work of resilience and family complexity. Drawing from her own unconventional upbringing, which she chronicled with searing honesty, Walls possesses a unique and deeply personal understanding of survival and storytelling. For Half Broke Horses, she channeled this insight into a "true-life novel" based on the spirited life of her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, further cementing her reputation for capturing extraordinary lives.

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What's it about

Ever wonder what it takes to live a life of pure, unapologetic grit? Discover the secrets to forging your own path, no matter the odds, through the untamed story of a woman who broke horses, built ranches, and refused to be broken herself. This is the true-life tale of Lily Casey Smith, a frontierswoman who faced down dust storms, floods, and the Great Depression with relentless optimism. You'll learn how she mastered resilience, found humor in hardship, and crafted a life of radical independence on her own terms.

Meet the author

Jeannette Walls is the acclaimed author of the 1 New York Times bestselling memoir The Glass Castle, a celebrated work of resilience and family complexity. Drawing from her own unconventional upbringing, which she chronicled with searing honesty, Walls possesses a unique and deeply personal understanding of survival and storytelling. For Half Broke Horses, she channeled this insight into a "true-life novel" based on the spirited life of her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, further cementing her reputation for capturing extraordinary lives.

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