Green Grass of Wyoming

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Summary: The Last Is the Best
Review: "Green Grass of Wyoming" is the heartwarming and satisfying conclusion to Mary O'Hara's Flicka trilogy.

As the book opens, much has changed in the McLaughlin household. There is a baby daughter, Penelope, the apple of everyone's eye. The Goose Bar ranch is finally doing well, thanks in no small part to Ken and his wonderhorse, the racing champion Thunderhead. And Ken? Now a fine and handsome young man, he is head over heels in love with a headstrong young blueblood named Carey, whose aristocratic grandmother looks down on Ken and his entire family. And therein lies the plot. Will Ken win Carey the way he stubbornly won his first love, his horse Flicka? Will Carey break free from her domineering grandmother? Will they live happily ever after?

Juxtaposed to this wonderful romance is the story of Nell, who has changed dramatically from the previous books. She is now subject to sudden and debilitating anxiety attacks, and is convinced that she is going to die. Her enduring marriage and her love for her family cannot break her anxiety, and all who know and love her are worried--but unable to help.

This is a strong and wonderful book, and most definitely should be saved for the teenaged years, no younger than 12, to my mind. But why save it for the kids? This is a romance complete with horses, handsome heroes, and strong, heroic women. A perfect read for any time you want a good escape into a better time.

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Summary: The necessary culmination
Review: "Green Grass of Wyoming" is the necessary culmination of "My Friend Flicka" and "Thunderhead." Like those others, it is by no means a childrens' book. It can be read on one level by children, and on another by adults. Ken has finally grown up, and his long-time faith in Thunderhead has been justified. How I loved the MacLaughlins when I was a child and wished they were my family! I love them still, and Mary O'Hara's trilogy has an honored place on my bookshelf. I return to them again and again, and am enchanted all over again when these enchanted pages take me back to my childhood and the "green grass of Wyoming."

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Summary: The necessary culmination
Review: "Green Grass of Wyoming" is the necessary culmination of "My Friend Flicka" and "Thunderhead." Like those others, it is by no means a childrens' book. It can be read on one level by children, and on another by adults. Ken has finally grown up, and his long-time faith in Thunderhead has been justified. How I loved the MacLaughlins when I was a child and wished they were my family! I love them still, and Mary O'Hara's trilogy has an honored place on my bookshelf. I return to them again and again, and am enchanted all over again when these enchanted pages take me back to my childhood and the "green grass of Wyoming."

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Summary: I agree...
Review: I am now an adult, and have kept my copies of My Friend Flicka and Thunderhead. By some horrible oversight, it appears I never purchased the final book in the trilogy, Green Grass of Wyoming, and thought I might buy it now. I now find it's out of print. What is the logic of keeping the first two parts of a trilogy in print and not the third?

It's been years since I read this one, but if memory serves the book is more for adults than children. It focuses a great deal on Nell and her relationship with her husband now that her children are grown. It is a horse story in the loosest sense of the term, in that a horse ranch provides the background for what goes on. I definitely recommend it, and maybe if enough people ask the publisher will bring it back.

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Summary: Should be sold as a set
Review: My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead and Green Grass of Wyoming,I read this in my youth and have never forgot them. They can be read at any age and each time they get better. Had a heated discussion with a friend last week and he claimed some other books where the best. Guess what he is getting for Christmas, couldn't part with mine, even to win a bet. They should be sold in a set, never seperated. Its like the three stooges, the three little pigs and the three blind mice. I was fortunate to have a librarian say read this one, then this one and end with this one. God bless her, she had shown the same books to my dad, am so glad she was there to show them to me.

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Summary: This is a wonderful book!
Review: This book, the third in the series that includes "My Friend Flicka," and "Thunderhead," is just as delightful as the first two books. In this book the characters are lavishly developed and the fascinating story line is continued. This is a must read for anyone who loves horse stories.

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Summary: I agree...
Review: This has always been my favourite book. The plot is marvellously rich, with Ken as an extremely strong main charecter. This book deserves a place on every bookshelf, no matter how old. The author obviously knows horses very well and can relate to them through her writing. I reccomend this book to anyone, but mostly for people who really love horses.

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Summary: Simply the best
Review: To whatever powers that be that decide whether a book stays in print or not, please NEVER stop printing this absolute classic. "Green Grass of Wyoming", the sequel to "My Friend Flicka" and "Thunderhead", is not only a wonderful book about human relationships but it is one of the best horse books ever written. In fact the whole series are incredible horse books. Mary O'Hara knew more about horse behaviour than Monty Roberts and 99% of the so-called horse whisperers out there today do. The book I purchased from Amazon is actually the third copy of "Green Grass of Wyoming" I have owned because I have literally worn my other copies out re-reading them and I wanted to make sure I had a copy for posterity. I can't recommend the books highly enough, especially to any horse-lovers out there.