the ponylovers handbook this is an informationpacked novelty title for the budding ponylover written by stable hands rosie and phillip enthusiastic to pass on their hardwon knowledge and top riding tips this is a perfect first title for any child who has a passion for ponies full description on a small island in the tyrrhenian sea there lives a boy as innocent as a seabird arturos mother is dead his father away blackclad women care for him give him the freedom to come and go as he likes then the father returns with a new wife nunziata a girl barely older than arturo at first hatred and contempt are all the boy feels for his stepmother in time arturo and nunziata recreate the tragedy and passion that are as old as the history of men and women