![]() ![]() Battling bouts of illness and dehydration, exhaustion and bruising falls, she found she had nothing to lose, and tore through the field with her motley crew of horses. ![]() Driven by her own restlessness, stubbornness, and a lifelong love of horses, she raced for seven days through extreme heat and terrifying storms, catching a few hours of sleep where she could at the homes of nomadic families. In 2013 Lara Prior-Palmer – nineteen, underprepared but seeking the great unknown – decided to enter the race. Many riders don't make it to the finish line. A feat of endurance across the vast Mongolian plains once traversed by the people of Genghis Khan, competitors ride 25 horses across a distance of 1000km. The Mongol Derby is the world's toughest horse race. ' gorgeous, sensual depiction of this race is a literary marvel it feels like you are riding alongside her across the desolate steppes her verbal acuity makes vivid the most elusive of landscapes her triumph becomes ours' NYLON ![]() Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Rough Magic written by Lara Prior-Palmer, read by Tamaryn Payne. ![]()
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