Horse & All Creatures Great and Small

Horse Description:
A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history

Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack.

New York City, 1954. Martha Jackson, a gallery owner celebrated for taking risks on edgy contemporary painters, becomes obsessed with a nineteenth-century equestrian oil painting of mysterious provenance.

Washington, DC, 2019. Jess, a Smithsonian scientist from Australia, and Theo, a Nigerian-American art historian, find themselves unexpectedly connected through their shared interest in the horse—one studying the stallion’s bones for clues to his power and endurance, the other uncovering the lost history of the unsung Black horsemen who were critical to his racing success.

Based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington, Horse is a novel of art and science, love and obsession, and our unfinished reckoning with racism.

All Creatures Great and Small Description:
James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in the 1930’s Yorkshire Dales get a glorious new adaptation in a TV series based on his internationally celebrated books. Nicholas Ralph makes his television debut as the iconic vet who became renowned for his inspiring humor, compassion for his animal patients, and love of life. With plenty of heart, a picturesque setting, and a cast that utterly charms, the show delivers drama both comforting and entertaining.

“The remake has had massive wellington boots to fill in the wake of the original [1970s series] … and it continues to do so beautifully,” says The Times (UK).

The acclaimed ensemble cast also includes Samuel West as Siegfried Farnon (Mr. Selfridge, Howards End), Callum Woodhouse as Tristan Farnon (The Durrells in Corfu), Anna Madeley as Mrs. Hall (Mr. Selfridge, Patrick Melrose), Rachel Shenton as Helen Alderson (White Gold), Patricia Hodge as Mrs. Pumphrey, (Roadkill, Downton Abbey), the doting owner of Tricki the Pekingese pup, and others.

All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 Description:
All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 promises to deliver everything you love about Seasons 1-3, plus new faces, new paws, new hoofs, and new hopes and dreams. And you can even look forward to a favorite Mrs. Pumphrey-related story from the James Herriot books! Season 4 opens around Easter of 1940 amidst the uncertainties of war. With James unsure whether or not he’ll be called up for the RAF, he and Helen are wondering when might be the right time to start a new family, and with Tristan serving in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, Siegfried is at loose ends…in more ways than one! A new veterinary assistant, Richard Carmody, joins the household to provide much-needed help, and his acclimation goes, well, exactly how you’d imagine, and Siegfried hires an experienced bookkeeper, Miss Harbottle, to impose some method to the madness. It’s no wonder Helen and Mrs. Hall’s friendship deepens! With the drama, shenanigans, and unmitigated warmth of Tristan missing from Skeldale house, everyone is trying to find their place in the growing and changing household. Will James and Helen start their family? Will Mrs. Hall and Gerald’s relationship blossom? Will Siegfried manage the practice—and his emotions—with Tristan at war? And will Mrs. Pumphrey ever stop spoiling Tricki? Expect to see our beloved characters exploring these challenges and more, all the while caring for all manner of animals, as Season 4 unfolds.