Nicholas Evans in 2005. Critics were scathing about his first novel,

“The Horse Whisperer,” but he received more favorable reviews with his next three books.

Photo by Tina Fineberg

Nicholas Evans, Author of ‘The Horse Whisperer,’ Dies at 72

He was a first-time novelist whose tale of a manly vocation and family trauma broke publishing and then movie rights records when Robert Redford bought them.

By Penelope Green

Aug. 15, 2022

Nicholas Evans, the British journalist turned author whose novel-turned-film, “The Horse Whisperer,” broke publishing and movie records, along with the hearts of readers who made the book a best seller in 20 countries, died on Aug. 9 at his home in London. He was 72.