The Glory

· Hachette UK
7 reviews
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320
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'Lauren St John's horse stories are as good as any of the classics by K M Peyton or Patricia Leitch and this is a marvellous adventure.' Love Reading

Brilliant - a vast adventure and love story ... glorious.' Katherine Rundell

From the bestselling author of The One Dollar Horse series comes a sensational, standalone equestrian thriller and romance about a girl on the run from the law, a boy on a mission to save a life and a race from Colorado to Oregon that they both have to win...

A Girl on the Run from the Law
Alexandra Blakewood has everything any teenager could wish for, apart from the horse she'd love, but she won't stop getting into trouble. Sent to a US boot camp, she dreams of escaping. It seems impossible until she's told about a gruelling 1,200 mile horse race across the American West . . .

A Boy on a Mission to Save a Life
Will Greyton was the star student at his Tennessee high school until his father was laid off. Now Will works at a burger joint. When his dad falls ill, it seems things can't get any worse. An operation will save him, but there's no way to pay for it. Then Will hears about The Glory, a deadly endurance race with a $250,000 purse, open to any rider daring enough to attempt it . . .

'Lauren St John's horse stories are as good as any of the classics by K M Peyton or Patricia Leitch and this is a marvellous adventure.' Love Reading Brilliant - a vast adventure and love story ... glorious.' Katherine Rundell From the bestselling author of The One Dollar Horse series comes a se...

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7 reviews
Ella
March 1, 2016
There are no words to describe how much I love this book and Lauren St John. Would definitely recommend it for ages 12 upwards - yes that includes adults! Love it. Read it. X
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A Google user
October 10, 2018
Absolutely amazing story of a young girl and her adventure, told alongside the adventure of a young man and his adventure, both with their love of horses. My favourite book yet!
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Eleanor Mountford
May 12, 2017
I have this in paperback and I can say that it is the third favorite book I have ever owned, second only to The One Dollar Horse and Warriors. Fantastic, I highly recommend it.
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About the author

Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses, dogs, cat, warthogs, and a giraffe on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her bestselling White Giraffe and One Dollar Horse series, and standalone novels, The Snow Angel and The Glory. Her latest books are Finding Wonder. Wave Riders and the Wolfe & Lamb Mystery series. Kat Wolfe Investigates won the 2019 CrimeFest Best Crime Novel for Children, and Dead Man's Cove, the first in her Laura Marlin Mystery series, was the 2011 Blue Peter Book of the Year. A passionate conservationist, Lauren is an Ambassador for the Born Free Foundation, a Patron of Mane Chance Animal Sanctuary, and the founder of Authors4Oceans. When not writing or saving leopards and dolphins, she is a full-time valet to her cats, Skye and Teddy.

Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses, dogs, cat, warthogs, and a giraffe on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her bestselling White Giraffe and One Dollar Horse series, and standalone novels, The Snow Angel and The Glory. Her latest books are Finding Wonder. Wave Rid...

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