The Diamond Horse

Name: The Diamond Horse
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Stacy Gregg
ISBN: 9780008124427

Author: Stacy Gregg

Narrator: Sarah Ovens

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/06/2016

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Sports Stories, Historical Stories, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

A frozen palace and a sparkling secret – an epic Russian adventure awaits! Anna Orlov might be the luckiest girl in the world. She is the daughter of a Russian Count and lives in a beautiful snowbound palace that is home to a menagerie of wonderful animals: tigers, wolfhounds and, of course, horses. And she is also the owner of a beautiful heirloom – a diamond necklace with a secret past. But when Anna defies her father’s wishes and secretly raises a young colt alongside her pet tiger cub, her actions will have far reaching consequences. And soon Anna, her tiger and her horse will be fighting for survival in the frozen tundra of Siberia… An epic adventure of horses, friendship and sparkling secrets!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clare on November 09, 2018

This book is split between two times - Russia of Catherine the Great, and modern Russia. Each tale carries a girl, a horse and a black diamond, the Orlov Diamond. In the main tale our heroine is Anna, daughter of Count Orlov, sister of the young Ivan the Terrible. The problem is mainly isolation. Th......more

Goodreads review by Anne on October 11, 2016

Stacy Gregg does it again with her new book. I love this faction series (fiction based on truth) and have been hanging out for The Diamond Horse ever since I heard Stacy was off to do research in Russia. With just the right balance of interesting historical fact mixed with adventure and of course ho......more

Goodreads review by Emma_C1 on February 18, 2019

When you raise a cub next to foal is hard, but if you have to raise it in the most important kingdom in Russia. That is hard. Even though the young colt is brave and courageous there are many troubles ahead. Such as the other kingdom that is in Russia, they are no great friends. The theme in the boo......more

Goodreads review by Millie on August 31, 2017

this book is really good......more

Goodreads review by Lia_R on September 02, 2023

I read this in primary school, so I don't remember much other than that I loved it. I remember it to be an easy read that deepened my knowledge of horses.......more

Quotes

Praise for ‘The Princess and the Foal’:‘The perfect gift for girls with big dreams’ The Bookseller ‘Great new book – 10/10’ Newmarket Journal ‘Younger readers will delight in this heartwarming tale’ Horse