Nicholas Evans, the author of The Horse Whisperer, has died at the age of 72. A statement from his literary agency said the novelist, screenwriter and journalist died on Tuesday August 9 following a heart attack.
A statement said: “United Agents are very sad to announce the sudden death of the celebrated best-selling author Nicholas Evans who died suddenly on Tuesday … following a heart attack, aged 72.”
Published in 1995, The Horse Whisperer was Evans’ debut novel and follows a complex and talented trainer who is hired to help an injured teenager and her horse back to health after a severe injury. It sold more than 15 million copies and became the year’s 10th bestselling novel in the US.
