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Synopsis: Sonora Webster is penniless young woman but plucky, and despite the looming Great Depression, she follows her wanderlust, answering an advert to dive with horses. Little does she know that she is about to be thrust into a world teeming with danger, excitement, and fierce competition.
As Sonora delves into the cutthroat world of show business, complete with trapeze aerial acts and juggling bears, her undeniable talent and unwavering dedication propel her into the limelight, making her a sensation, and after marrying the show runner, her entire life becomes their act and their horses. But she soon learns that a diver (and her horse) are only as good as their last show, a show some are hellbent on shutting down. When a tragic accident changes her life forever, can Sonora muster the courage to climb the forty-five-foot tower and dive again, risking her life to save the show and their horses from falling into the wrong hands? Critique: An original and deftly crafted novel that is based on and inspired by the true story of one of the first women to dive horses as part of an entertainment act, "Sonora" is raised to an impressive level of literary excellence by the effectively engaging storytelling style of author Jenni L. Walsh. With an admirable attention to historical detail, "Sonora" is an especially and unreservedly recommended pick for community library General Fiction collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that this paperback edition of "Sonora" from Harper Muse is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99). As seen in the November 2025 issue of Midwest Book Review. |
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