Posing As Normal© The Humor of Mary Tompsett

First Novel ........Imagine Whoopi Goldberg saddled up in the Horse Whisperer, or Ellen DeGeneres mucking stalls in Black Beauty. Holy hippophilia!! Sounds like Mary’s first novel! What’s it about? Glad you asked. ........A wisecracking 35-year-old woman loses everything in a Boston fire and, in rebuilding her life, detours to pursue a childhood love of horses. She lands summer work at a resort stable, but soon tumbles off the edge of her book knowledge on horses. The resulting friction with a few good ol’ boys gives new meaning to the phrase, “Manure happens.” Floundering through a summer of ongoing challenge and self-doubt, our heroine encounters new friendships, romance, and danger, while she struggles to create a life that reflects her dreams. ........Unlike the protagonist in many equine novels, this city cowgirl is not a seasoned horsewoman, but funny, insecure, and determined to find herself. The book is written for women who love horses, regardless if their mounts are cribbing on the stall doors or collecting dust on a knickknack shelf. ........A big thanks to Chris Roerden (www.marketsavvybookediting.com) for her outstanding editing and practical advice, which helped transform a raw manuscript (100 pages too long) into a polished, marketable novel. The hunt for an agent continues, so please stop back later for any developments on that front.