My Animals and Other Family

by Clare Balding

Format: Paperback

Condition: Like New

257 pages

Pre-owned

Winner of the National Book Award for Biography of the Year.

Growing up in a household filled with racehorses, ponies and dogs, Clare Balding often felt closer to the animals than to the people around her. Her father was a celebrated racehorse trainer, and family life revolved around the stables—with the children sometimes seeming to come last.

Through the animals who shaped her childhood, Balding shares stories of adventure, mischief, loss and belonging. From the challenges of boarding school to her experiences as an amateur jockey, she gradually finds her confidence and a voice of her own.

Warm, candid and full of humour, My Animals and Other Family is a memoir about growing up, finding your place and the lasting bonds between people and animals.