![]() ![]() ![]() Neither does storytelling, of course, but they are convenient guidelines. It may be the case that someone very much like Annemarie exists and has to deal with all of these problems at once-real life need not conform to the rules of storytelling. Fiction has to make more sense than reality does. It's overwhelming, which isn't good for the reader. There's just too much hardship going on, too many things going wrong. It does deserve a slap on the wrist and some sort of tether to reality. I don't mean to sound snarky, because Riding Lessons doesn't deserve too much snark. In case that seems over the top to you, that's because it is.Īfter relocating to New Hampshire with her daughter to help her mother take care of her father, Annemarie finds that she isn't good at any of the following things: managing a stable, dealing with customers, cooking, disciplining her daughter, relating to her daughter, and letting go of the past. A few weeks later, she learns her daughter has dropped out of school and her father has ALS. ![]() In the same day, Annemarie is fired from her job ("laid off") and her husband leaves her for a juicy 21-year-old. ![]() Sara Gruen deserves props for ruining her protagonist's life in a quick and efficient manner. ![]()
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