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The Red Pony

Nov 24, 2025 11:23 AM

Author:John Steinbeck,John Seelye

The Red Pony

Jody Tiflin has the urge for rebellion, but he also wants to be loved. In THE RED PONY, Jody begins to learn about adulthood - its pain, its responsibilities and its problems - through his acceptance of his father's gifts. First he is given a red pony, and later he is promised the colt of a bay mare. Yet both of these gifts bring him tragedy as well as joy, and Jody is taught not only the harsh lessons of life and death, but made painfully aware of the fallibilty of adults.

Reviews

It's very moving, and it's incredibly funny ... I wasn't prepared for the wit. Stupendous on so many levels

—— Matt Wolff

A stunningly moving, beautiful, witty and urbane novel: I was blown away by it. A wonderful translation

—— Kate Saunders

A blazing masterpiece... I cannot think of so moving a love story in modern fiction

—— Washington Star

One feels as if one had dug up buried treasure...an epic cultural change that seems more immediate than this morning's headlines... An extraordinary novel

—— New York Times

A beautiful novel

—— Paul Theroux

One of the most gripping and touching stories I have ever read

—— Peter Snow , Week

This is a gem

—— Mirror

Stands out from the mass of chick-fic like a poppy in a cornfield . . . Glitters with insight

—— Nova

Praise for Lisa Jewell

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Addictively readable

—— The Times

Terrific

—— Sunday Times

A joy . . . a fun summer read

—— Guardian

Tackles serious issues with humour - proving that chick-lit can be intelligent, interesting and huge fun

—— Sunday Express

A triumph

—— Hello

Top marks. Fantastic

—— Heat

Moving and intelligent

—— Independent

Magnetic, unpretentious and bursting with one-liners

—— Cosmopolitan

Jewell's readability and emotional intelligence make her the cream of pop fiction

—— Glamour

Fans of chick-lit will understand when I say that this is a book you simply disappear into

—— Sunday Telegraph

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