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Lord of misrule novel7/1/2023 ![]() ![]() in English from Brown University in 1972, and earned Doctor of Arts in Creative Writing in l975, also from Brown. She graduated from Antioch College in 1966, received an M.A. Education-B.A., Antioch College M.A., Ph.D.,.She also lands in the cross-hairs of leading trainer Joe Dale Bigg.īut as news of Tommy’s plan spreads, from veteran groom Medicine Ed, to loan shark Two-Tie, to Kidstuff the blacksmith, it’s Maggie, not Tommy or the handlers of legendary stakes horse Lord of Misrule, who will find what's valuable in a world where everything has a price. At his side is Maggie Koderer, who finds herself powerfully drawn to the gorgeous, used up animals of the cheap track. Tommy Hansel has a plan: run four horses, all better than they look on paper, at long odds at Indian Mound Downs, then grab the purse-or cash a bet-and run before anyone’s the wiser. ![]() ![]() Winner, 2010 National Book Award for FictionĪ brilliant novel that captures the dusty, dark, and beautiful world of small-time horse racing, where trainers, jockeys, grooms and grifters vie for what little luck is offered at a run-down West Virginia track. ![]()
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