Perestroika in Paris
- ISBN-10
- 052552035X
- ISBN-13
- 9780525520351
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Author
- Jane Smiley
Description
Paras (short for Perestroika) is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. At dusk, one afternoon she pushes open the door of her stall - she's a curious filly - and, after traveling through the night, arrives by chance in the City of Light. But how long can a runaway horse live undiscovered in Paris? And how long can a boy keep her hidden, and all his own?
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