A foundational text for the adolescent horse girl, but one that contains a subversive romantic subtext. Ken McLaughlin, a boy, is the protagonist—but the emotional core is his mother, Nell. Ken wants to tame the wild filly, Flicka. The romantic storyline is between the stoic, practical father (Rob) and the romantic, intuitive mother (Nell). Their marriage is the battleground: Rob sees the horse as a failed investment; Nell sees it as the physical manifestation of her son's soul. The resolution occurs when Rob finally sees what Nell sees—he accepts the "wildness" in his son and the horse as a form of love. The romance is saved not by passion, but by a shared understanding of the equine heart.
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