On Swift Horses is a debut of astonishing power: a story of love and luck, of two people trying to find their place in a country that is coming apart even as it promises them everything.

Dec 3, 2019 · It’s hard to watch Julius crumble. After Henry betrays him and leaves Las Vegas, his life descends into theft and wandering. Julius shows up unannounced at Lee and Muriel’s …

Oct 31, 2019 · In Shannon Pufahl’s engrossing, melancholy debut novel, “On Swift Horses,” California feels both scrubbed new and thick with storm clouds. It’s 1957, and a young couple, …

Nov 5, 2019 · On Swift Horses is a historical fiction novel, taking place in in the Western United States in the 1950s. The three central characters⁠—Muriel, Lee, and Julius are all in the midst …

Nov 5, 2019 · Hannah’s new novel is an homage to the extraordinary courage and endurance of Frenchwomen during World War II. In 1995, an elderly unnamed widow is moving into an …

Jan 28, 2020 · Shannon Pufahl’s remarkable debut novel “On Swift Horses” tells a searing story about a forgotten side of 1950s America.

Nov 5, 2019 · First, there’s Muriel. She’s grows tired of her status as a housewife to Lee and becomes a waitress at a horse-racing track. There she becomes adept at gambling and finds a …

Nov 5, 2019 · The odds begin to calcify, then a horse falls ill and a jockey gets bumped and another disappears for two days downtown. The men grumble and reset their charts. The hot …

Nov 10, 2019 · The beauty of a horse race is memorably described in On Swift Horses as being “like a sunset, but faster”. In this taut and deeply-felt novel, Pufahl’s pioneers of sexual identity …

Nov 3, 2020 · ON SWIFT HORSES is a debut of astonishing power: a story of love and luck, of two people trying to find their place in a country that is coming apart even as it promises them …