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'American novels with a horse on the cover are always very good.'

In The Horseman, a father lets his daughter from the city go into hiding with her grandfather who lives in the countryside. The girl has a loverboy-like relationship with the leader of a dangerous criminal gang. With his granddaughter's forced stay, not only two generations collide, but also past and present, city and country, man and nature. The only unifying factor is an old horse in the meadow. To him the grandfather can confide his lack, to him the granddaughter can confide her uns...

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Monique Huijdink

In The Horseman, a father lets his daughter from the city go into hiding with her grandfather who lives in the countryside. The girl has a loverboy-like relationship with the leader of a dangerous criminal gang. With his granddaughter's forced stay, not only two generations collide, but also past and present, city and country, man and nature. The only unifying factor is an old horse in the meadow. To him the grandfather can confide his lack, to him the granddaughter can confide her uns...

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