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Review
"This novel examines the in-depth feelings of a boy on the brim of manhood toward his older, more competitive brother and to his father, a man lacking in emotions and wantingness to be a man after a tragic riding accident deprives him of his wife and his will to live. The boy, Ladd Bodeen, is constantly being put down and criticized by his older brother, Tate, who has taken the place as head of the homestead since his father's illness. On one last boyish adventure, Ladd treks across Florida's alligator-infested swamp to bring back a band of wild horses and the white stallion who heads the bunch, the same stallion his father tried to capture many years ago. Not only does Ladd bring back the horses and the stallion, but he brings life back to his father, who for so long had been just a shadow in his life. Ladd learns what it's like in the real world and he learns that it takes great will power and commitment to get what you want out of life." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)