The Foal in the Wire, 9780734423603
Paperback
Wounded foal, troubled teens, and a love that heals.

The Foal in the Wire

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    28 May 2025

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Summary

The Foal in the Wire: A Verse Novel of Survival and Connection

Sam, a teenager, lives on a farm with his mother and emotionally distant father, a horse trainer.

Haunted by trauma and depression, struggling with school and disillusioned with his home life following the death of his older brother, Sam’s life changes when he finds a wounded foal tangled in barbed wire in one of the paddocks at the edge of their property.

In the course of rescuing and caring for the foal…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780734423603
ISBN-10:0734423608
Author:Robbie Coburn
Publisher:Hachette Australia
Imprint:Lothian Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:28 May 2025
Weight:123g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 10mm
About The Author

Robbie Coburn

Robbie Coburn is a contemporary Australian poet. His poems have been published widely in magazines and anthologies and his books include Ghost Poetry (2024), And I Could Not Have Hurt You (2023) and The Other Flesh (2019). He has been featured at The Wheeler Centre and La Mama Poetica, appeared as a guest at literary festivals including the Sydney Writers’ Festival, Canberra Writers Festival, Newcastle Writers Festival and Perth Poetry Festival, and run poetry workshops for youth mental health organisation Headspace.

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