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Lara Prior-Palmer (born 24 June 1994) is an athlete and writer. She is the niece of British equestrian
Lucinda Green Lucinda Jane Green (née Prior-Palmer, born 7 November 1953) is a British equestrian and journalist who competed in eventing. She is the 1982 World Champion and twice European Champion (1975–77). She also won World team Gold (1982), th ...
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Mongol Derby

In 2013 Prior-Palmer became the first woman to win the Mongol Derby, the world's longest horse race, as well as the youngest person ever to complete it. Her autobiography ''Rough Magic'', recounting her experience competing in the race, was published in 2019. The memoir received positive reviews in ''
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Sarah Moss Sarah Moss (born 1975) is an English writer and academic. She has published eight novels and two memoirs, as well as a number of non-fiction works and academic texts. A ninth novel, Ripeness is forthcoming May 2025. Her work has been nominated ...
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'', stated: "It's the resistance to the obvious narratives that makes ''Rough Magic'' so appealing: the book undermines lazy women-in-the-wilderness tropes at every turn."


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prior-Palmer, Lara 1994 births Living people British female equestrians British women memoirists 21st-century British memoirists British travel writers
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