Why Do Horses Run
Cameron Stewart.
Vivid and compelling – Inga Simpson
Tender and humane, a haunting debut – Tim Winton
Ingvar has been walking for three years.
He doesn’t speak, avoids towns wherever he can and while he isn’t sure why he is walking, he knows that he must keep going. If he needs to communicate, he writes notes. And to begin with, we gradually learn more about Ingvar from the diary he keeps. He is acutely aware of his surroundings.
Ingvar comes to a remote tropical valley. Here he meets Hilda, a recently widowed woman, doing the best she can to manage the property she once shared with her husband Col. There are others living in the valley as well, or in the nearby township, who will also become part of Ingvar’s life. For Ingvar stops in this valley, for a while, something has drawn him there. Ilda agrees that he can stay in the rundown banana shed on her property. In return, he does some work for her.
Accompanying image used in socials, Pexels – Engin Akyurt:
Our library stands on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, learn and create. Always Was, Always Will Be, Aboriginal Land.
