Living as a Twenty-First Century Mother in “The Year of the Horses” – Chicago Review of Books

Living as a Twenty-First Century Mother in “The Year of the Horses” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Courtney Maum’s new memoir, The Year of the Horses, uses her story of falling in love with horses and playing polo as an adult to reckon with how to exist not only as a mother, but also as a human. Maum, a writer propelled by deadlines and busyness, wrestles with the all-consuming question of … Read more

Language as Abstraction in “Horses Dream of Money” – Chicago Review of Books

Language as Abstraction in “Horses Dream of Money” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] I have known Angela Buck for sometime. We went to graduate school together at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where I knew her to be funny, thoughtful, and incredibly talented. Her new story collection, Horses Dream of Money, exemplifies all of those qualities. The collection blurs horror and humor, fantasy and realism. It highlights the … Read more