The Horses Didn t Come Home

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A story about a boy, a horse and the last great cavalry charge in history.
In an army camp in a Middle Eastern desert, a young Australian soldier named Harry is saddling and grooming his horse, Bunty. She is sturdy and strong; an Australian waler who belongs to Harry's sister, Laura, back home in Australia.

As Harry finishes the grooming he stands in front of Bunty. The two of them, horse and master, stand totally still. Then Harry swings up into the saddle and turns away from the camp into the desert. A few soldiers watch them as they ride out. No one says a word.

It's their last ride together.

The last great cavalry charge in history took place at Beersheba in the Sinai Desert in 1917. It was Australian soldiers and horses that took part in, and won, this amazing, unexpected, unorthodox victory.

The men proudly claimed it was their great-hearted horses that won the day.

But in the end, the horses didn't come home ...

PRAISE
'A superb story about an extraordinary corner of our past' - Jackie French

'The Horses Didn't Come Home is an emotional and moving story that transports the reader back to 1917 and the First World War' - Toowoomba Chronicle

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780732293543
Published: April 2018

Number of pages: 256
Width: 128 mm
Height: 197 mm
Depth: 16 mm

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd