Seven Days on Drummond: A Journal of Horses and Family

By Nancy J. Bailey

Michigan's Upper Peninsula hosts a lifestyle that some would call backwater. Indeed, the justice system plays host to a good ol' boy conspiracy, where back-slapping male dominance prevails. This is bad news for artist and author Nancy, who just wants to enjoy a day at the movies with Amanda, her sister with Down syndrome. Two brothers, one a zealous guardian, the other with a vicious temper, take their control issues to the extreme as Nancy's petitions to the court fail time and again. The sisters are forced apart for heartbreaking weeks that turn into months, in a hurricane of sibling drama. But the moss-covered, deep cedar woods, where there are no shopping malls and no cell signal, offer one rare opportunity for a young horse: The chance to run free on the beach. While the days unfold for Seven, a five-year-old colt, Nancy struggles to teach the young horse to overcome his fear of being tied with a rope, and allow handling as all horses should. As she watches the remains of her human family disintegrating, she grapples with the concept of freedom, and control over those who have no voice. A story of love, disability and unbreakable family bonds, "Seven Days On Drummond" shows how a small community and a herd of horses set the example of unity and empathy, and how we are all connected.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1729508626
• ISBN13: 9781729508626
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"