A Girl and Five Brave Horses

By: Sonora Carver

Narrated by: Andrea Giordani

Sonora Carver (1904-2003) was a circus entertainer and one of the first female horse divers. In the arresting autobiography A Girl and Five Brave Horses, Sonora tells her life story. Her sensational act was mounting a running horse as it reached the top of a 40-foot or 60-foot tower and sailing down on its back as it plunged into an 11-foot pool of water below. In 1931, she was blinded due to hitting the water off balance with open eyes while diving her horse. After the accident, she continued to dive horses until 1942. The film Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken is loosely based on her life.

Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks

Great story, poor narration

The story is wonderful, but it deserves a new narration and proper editing of the performance. I have listened to many audio books, and this is the first time I have heard notable errors in narration. grunts and restarts of the line on 2 occasions, background coughing, lines read twice... was it edited at all?

For a story that is pure Americana, the choice of a British voice artist was a poor one. On top of that, the occasional pronunciation of the work "dive" as "drive" in a book about diving horses and the inconsistent pronunciation of AL Carver's name - Awl, Owl, Al, Hal - was grating.

A wonderful story!!

Such a great story and so well written. The reader is great. I was surprised to hear an English accent for the very American author.
I loooooved the story!!

Amazing Story

What an amazing story of bravery, hope, and perseverance! To know that she really lived and did all of these things is such a wonder! I am in awe of her spirit and strength.

Amazing Story

Amazing story, with terrible narration. Audible errors and an odd english/German accent for a biography about a southern woman. I still highly recommend for the story of an amazing life.

some similarities to the movie

I love how it was way better than the movie. it almost seemed like a different story.