Stolen horses

Stolen Horses In this restrained and captivating novel, 67-year-old Trond Sander moves to a remote region of Norway in search of the life of quiet contemplation he has always desired. A chance encounter with a neighbor—the brother, he later discovers, of his childhood friend Jon—brings back memories of the summer of 1948, spent with his beloved father. Trond's memories center on an afternoon when he and Jon set out to steal horses from a nearby farm. What begins as a thrilling adolescent adventure ends abruptly and traumaticly. Confronted with the discovery of eroticism, death, and false family harmony, Trond transitions from adolescence to adulthood in a single, fateful summer. Stolen Horses is a book of rare dramatic intensity, skillfully constructed around secrets, quests, and loss. The narrator's reminiscences in the twilight of life and his evocation of an unforgettable summer are lyrical and powerful, revealing the precise and compelling prose of a literary master.