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When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take Rowan toMongolia, the one place in the world where horses and shamanic healing intersected?
THE HORSE BOY is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that impossible adventure. InMongolia, the family found undreamed of landscapes and people, unbearable setbacks, and advances beyond their wildest dreams. This is a deeply moving, truly one-of-a-kind story--of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time.
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Rupert Isaacson is dismayed when his son, Rowan, is diagnosed with autism. In an attempt to communicate with his son, Rupert, a horseman, allows Rowan to accompany him on a ride. Miraculously, Rowan's condition seems to improve when interacting with horses. As a result, Rupert and Rowan take on an adventure to Mongolia, a place where horses are synonymous with healing.
Author Notes
Rupert Isaacson was born in London to a South African mother and a Zimbabwean father. Isaacson's first book, The Healing Land (Grove Press), was a 2004 New York Times Notable Book. He has travelled extensively in Africa, Asia, and North America for the British press and now lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Kristin, and their son, Rowan.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Author, narrator and proud father, Isaacson offers a heartwarming and truly remarkable tale of his son Rowan who suffers from autism. Though immediately devastated upon hearing the boy may never be able to properly communicate, Isaacson decides to fight the disease and in doing so ventures to Mongolia with Rowan. Being a horse lover, Isaacson takes Rowan to the ends of the earth on the back of a horse as the boy makes incredible advances. Read with passion, intensity and the utmost honesty, Isaacson relates his family's story with unabashed pride. A Little, Brown hardcover (Reviews, Mar. 2). (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
Isaacson (The Healing Land) tells the absorbing, at turns heartwarming and heart-wrenching tale of his autistic son, Rowan, and how a family horseback-riding trip to Mongolia helped change all their lives. He expresses his son's vocalizations with kindness while also conveying the boy's frustration and confusion, and his travel-writing skills enhance the story of their adventure, which is not for the faint of heart. Music and sound recorded for the accompanying documentary, a 2009 Sundance Film Festival selection (www.horseboymovie.com), are incorporated into the title's sound design. For families with autistic children and those who enjoy biographies, travel narratives, and horse stories. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 1/8/09, and Audio News Briefs, LJ 3/15/09.-Ed.]-J. Sara Paulk, Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Cty. Lib., Fitzgerald, GA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
