By Matthew Roscoe • Updated: 15 Aug 2022 • 18:27
United Agents said that Nicholas Evans, the “much-loved” author of The Horse Whisperer, had died on Monday, August 15 following a heart attack at his home, situated on the banks of Devon’s River Dart in the UK.
“He lived a full and happy life, in his home on the banks of the River Dart in Devon,” a statement from the agency added.
His 1995 novel The Horse Whisperer, which was later turned into a film starring Robert Redford and a young Scarlett Johansson, amassed sales of over 15m worldwide and was the number one bestseller in 20 countries.
Among his other work, Evans also wrote The Loop, The Smoke Jumper, The Divide and The Brave.
Tributes flooded social media following the news of his death.
One person wrote: “Great author. RIP. The Loop was def his best novel.”
great author. RIP. The Loop was def his best novel. https://t.co/riZum0LAjX — Nick Cannon (@nickycafc) August 15, 2022
great author. RIP. The Loop was def his best novel. https://t.co/riZum0LAjX
— Nick Cannon (@nickycafc) August 15, 2022
Another person wrote: “This is sad. I loved The Horse Whisperer when it came out. This idea that humans could communicate, without words, with animals just inspired me so much – not just as an author, but as a person. 💔”
This is sad. I loved The Horse Whisperer when it came out. This idea that humans could communicate, without words, with animals just inspired me so much – not just as an author, but as a person. 💔https://t.co/zpPckySfXs — Hannah Gold (@HGold_author) August 15, 2022
This is sad. I loved The Horse Whisperer when it came out. This idea that humans could communicate, without words, with animals just inspired me so much – not just as an author, but as a person. 💔https://t.co/zpPckySfXs
— Hannah Gold (@HGold_author) August 15, 2022
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