02867cam a2200397 i 4500 449681941 TxAuBib 20201114120000.0 191220s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019058473 9780525520351 HRD 26.95 052552035X HRD 26.95 (OCoLC)1133662550 TxAuBib rda Smiley, Jane. Perestroika in Paris. Perestroika in Paris / Jane Smiley. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. 265 pages : map ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. "Endpapger map by Rodica Prato"--Title page verso. "A novel"--Jacket. "From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author, an imaginative story of three extraordinary animals--and a young boy--whose lives intersect in Paris."-- From publisher's marketing. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author, a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals--and a young boy--whose lives intersect in Paris. Paras, short for "Perestroika," is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. One afternoon at dusk, she finds the door of her stall open and--she's a curious filly--wanders all the way to the City of Light. She's dazzled and often mystified by the sights, sounds, and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German short-haired pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without attracting the attention of suspicious Parisians. Paras and Frida coexist for a time in the city's lush green spaces, nourished by Frida's strategic trips to the vegetable market. They keep company with two irrepressible ducks and an opinionated raven. But then Paras meets a human boy, Etienne, and discovers a new, otherworldly part of Paris: the ivy-walled house where the boy and his nearly-one-hundred-year-old great-grandmother live in seclusion. As the cold weather and Christmas near, the unlikeliest of friendships bloom. But how long can a runaway horse stay undiscovered in Paris? How long can a boy keep her hidden and all to himself? Jane Smiley's beguiling new novel is itself an adventure that celebrates curiosity, ingenuity, and the desire of all creatures for true love and freedom. 20201119. jz. Race horses Fiction. Animals Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Human-animal relationships Fiction. Paris (France) Fiction. Prato, Rodica,.