The sensational new novel from the author of\u00c2\u00a0The History of Bees<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Translated into 36 languages, winner of the Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize, and the most successful Norwegian author of her generation, Maja Lunde returns\u00c2\u00a0with a heart-wrenching tale, set in the distant past and the dystopian future, about\u00c2\u00a0extinction and survival, family and hope.<\/b><\/p>\n
Mikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition\u00c2\u00a0to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart. In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land. The veterinarian has dedicated her life to saving the breed from extinction, prioritizing the wild horses, even over her own son.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Europe’s future is uncertain in 2064, but Eva is willing to sacrifice nearly everything to hold onto her family’s farm. Her teenage daughter implores Eva to leave the farm and Norway, but a pregnant wild mare Eva is tending is about to foal. Then, a young woman named Louise unexpectedly arrives on the farm, with mysterious intentions that will either bring them all together, or devastate them one by one.<\/p>\n
Spanning continents and centuries,\u00c2\u00a0The Last Wild Horses<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0is a powerful tale of survival and connection-of humans, animals, and the indestructible bonds that unite us all.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Translated from the Norwegian by Diane Oatley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart. In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land. The veterinarian has dedicated her life to saving the breed from extinction, prioritizing the wild horses, even over her own son. Europe’s future is uncertain in 2064, but Eva is willing to sacrifice nearly everything to hold onto her family’s farm. Her teenage daughter implores Eva to leave the farm and Norway, but a pregnant wild mare Eva is tending is about to foal. Then, a young woman named Louise arrives on the farm, with mysterious intentions that will either bring them all together, or devastate them one by one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[216],"product_tag":[127],"class_list":["post-92753","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-fiction-hardback","product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction-post-c-1945","pa_book_author-lunde-maja","pa_cover-hardback","pa_dewey-839-8238-edition23","pa_edition-hardback-original","pa_imprint-scribner-uk","pa_language-english","pa_pages-9543","pa_publisher-scribner-uk","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n