Friday, February 22, 2008

HANK AND CHLOE, by Jo-Ann Mapson

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Hank is a 42-year old nontenured professor of mythology in an unexceptional junior college. Chloe is a part-time waitress, and part-time riding instructor. He's been pampered and sheltered by his parents. She is the product of countless foster homes, afraid to love anyone but her dog and horse. What sounds like a run-of-the-mill love story becomes a moving journey of two individuals emerging from drastically different places toward recognition and commitment.
Mapson writes with affection for her characters, considerable wit (the dialog is hilarious), unabashed sensuality, and a very impressive knowledge of horses. Booklist calls this book "an unsentimental tale of the modern West." Followed by Loving Chloe.

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