THE MARE (LONGLISTED, 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE)

“Feeling by themselves ain’t what matters.” The Mare, Mary Gaitskill. Think of a girl called Velvet, a dangerous horse, a riding competition, a growing obsession; the elements of one of the most-loved children’s films in the world. Mary Gaitskill’s “The Mare” draws freely and openly on the stories of National Velvet and Black Beauty, but Read More