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When Patricia Leitch’s protagonist, a spirited English girl, relocates with her family to the Scottish Highlands, she discovers an escaped Arabian mare named Shantih who has suffered abuse in a circus. Driven by compassion, she embarks on a determined mission to rescue and restore the horse, learning about responsibility, courage, and the bond between humans and animals along the way.
First publish date: 1976
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Patricia Leitch
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