Personal Statement: Elaine Walker writes magical realist fiction. She also writes poetry, often about her moorland home in North Wales, or her interest in live music, as well as non-fiction about the horse in cultural history. When she's not writing or riding, she is lead singer with a band called Two Suns.
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'To Amaze the People with Pleasure and Delight': the horsemanship manuals of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle (Long Riders' Guild Press, 2010) '..the first comprehensive study of Newcastle's manuals...'
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Horse (Reaktion Books, 2008) '..finely crafted perceptions which capture what many of us feel about horses but are not, perhaps, able to express so well as Elaine Walker.'
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Steve's Band (Duality, 2011) '...a deeply beautiful book full of warmth for the everyday experience of musicians in a small town.'
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The Horses (Cinnamon Press, 2010) '...a true storyteller’s sensibility. Reading this novel is like eating a really enjoyable meal.'
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