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Book cover of Writing Black Beauty: Anna Sewell and the Story of Animal Rights

Celia Haddon Author Of Being Your Cat: What's Really Going On in Your Feline's Mind

From Celia's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Author Mad cat lady Love study Kitten rehabber

Celia's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Celia Haddon Why Celia loves this book

Black Beauty was my favourite book, when I was a child. I read it 33 times. This book told me how it came about and its influence on horse welfare.

By Celia Brayfield ,

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1 author picked Writing Black Beauty as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Black Beauty is a novel that changed our world. Intended to 'induce kindness' in a Victorian audience who relied on horses for transport, travel and power, it remains a dearly loved children's classic. Writing Black Beauty is the story of the remarkable woman who wrote this phenomenal book.

Born in 1820 to a young Quaker couple, Anna Sewell grew up in poverty in London. She was 14 when she fell and injured her ankle, leaving her permanently disabled. Rejecting the limitations that Victorian society forced on disabled people, she developed an extraordinary empathy with horses, learning to ride side-saddle and…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of Hoof Beats

Celia Haddon Author Of Being Your Cat: What's Really Going On in Your Feline's Mind

From Celia's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Mad cat lady Love study Kitten rehabber

Celia's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Celia Haddon Why Celia loves this book

If you a a horsey person, you must read this. It is the history of the human-horse relationship from prehistoric times. Those interested in archeology will also enjoy this book.

By William T. Taylor ,

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3 authors picked Hoof Beats as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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"Hoof Beats helps readers see the drama even in the grass eating. . . . Taylor has written that too-rare work that is as authoritative as it is legible to the lay audience."-New York Times

Journey to the ancient past with cutting-edge science and new data to discover how horses forever altered the course of human history.

From the Rockies to the Himalayas, the bond between horses and humans has spanned across time and civilizations. In this archaeological journey, William T. Taylor explores how momentous events in the story of humans and horses helped create the world we live in…


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