Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.

Gillian Baxter doesn't need much of an introduction from me: she's written some of the best-regarded pony books out there. She's the author of Jump for the Stars, The Difficult Summer, Tan and Tarmac,    The Stables at Hampton , and the Pantomime Ponies series, to name just a few. She's now writing again, with With Vacant Possession? , the story of a woman who moves to a remote Welsh farm with her horses, and gets a lot more than she bargained for. So I'm really excited to be able to hand over to Gillian to tell you about what books she would (and wouldn't) take away on a desert island with her. *** What books would I like to have beside me on my desert island? First, a book that will transport me home to the scents and sounds and weather of the British countryside, and the thrills and struggles of a brilliant but difficult pony.  The Team by K M Peyton For this I would choose KM Peyton’s The Team , the story of Ruth, who is inexperienced b...