John Holman could not have hauled an precise horse in his suitcase when he emigrated from Bowshots Farm in England to Australia in 1969, however he did carry the reminiscence of horses, his prolonged household, and a really explicit panorama that was on the point of change as he departed. By means of his pleasant memoir, A Horse in my Suitcase, Holman recollects in vivid element his childhood and early adolescence in southern England, an indelible place he deeply liked and may by no means solely go away behind. This memoir is stuffed with hilarious anecdotes and household lore, plus some exceptional pictures of a bygone period.
This capsule overview initially appeared within the California Overview of Books.
Brian Tanguay additionally did an interview with creator John Holman, which you’ll be able to learn right here.
Holman shall be signing A Horse in My Suitcase on Saturday, August 26 from 3-4 p.m. at Tecolote Bookstore, 1470 E. Valley Rd. #52, Montecito.
