About this Event
Wild Card Book Club - The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts
Join Bookseller Stephanie for coffee and an exciting book club discussion of The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America by Elizabeth Letts! Let's dive into this captivating story together and share our thoughts on the characters, plot twists, and more. Whether you've just started the book or already finished it, everyone is welcome to join our lively conversation. Grab your favorite cozy spot, a warm drink, and let's delve into this remarkable tale.
Ticket includes a copy of The Ride of Her Life and $5 towards a beverage at Broadcast Coffee.
- Come to meet new people and have a great conversation!
- Discussion led by Rediscovered Books Bookseller, Stephanie.
- Try out a new coffee venue in Boise!
- Seating is limited to 12 participants, registration is required for each person.
- Haven’t finished the book? Come anyway, but we cannot promise no spoilers.
If you have already purchased the book from Rediscovered Books, please email a copy of your receipt to [email protected] and we will issue you a gift card equal to the cost of the book after you have registered.
About the book:
In 1954, sixty-three-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor's advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men's dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn't even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt, and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness.
Annie, Tarzan, and her dog, Depeche Toi, rode straight into a world transformed by the rapid construction of modern highways. Between 1954 and 1956, the three travelers pushed through blizzards, forded rivers, climbed mountains, and clung to the narrow shoulder as cars whipped by them at terrifying speeds. Annie rode more than four thousand miles, through America's big cities and small towns. Along the way, she met ordinary people and celebrities--from Andrew Wyeth (who sketched Tarzan) to Art Linkletter and Groucho Marx. She received many offers--a permanent home at a riding stable in New Jersey, a job at a gas station in rural Kentucky, even a marriage proposal from a Wyoming rancher. In a decade when car ownership nearly tripled, when television's influence was expanding fast, when homeowners began locking their doors, Annie and her four-footed companions inspired an outpouring of neighborliness in a rapidly changing world.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Broadcast Coffee, 1100 West Idaho Street, Boise, United States
USD 28.87
