
FIXED |
Book Category:
Fiction > General
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Author:
Paddy Head
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Binding:
Paperback
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ISBN 13:
978-0-973768-1-2
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Publication Year:
2012
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Publisher Info
Paddy Head. InquirySome jockeys ride for the pay-off, Andy Crowley rides because she can't imagine any other life. On her way to becoming New York's most acclaimed female jockey, she's forced to move to a New England track, renowned for colourful misfits and "accidental" deaths. After winning the unwinnable, she begins to suspect something's amiss. When an enigmatic owner insists that she ride his Kentucky colt, she discovers how rough the races can get.
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Book Review and Awards
"Fixed is a realistic portrayal of racetrack corruption in the '70's, when a young female jockey is plunged into a world of the noble and the nefarious--grooms, trainers and racefixing gangsters. Paddy Head, a jockey herself, lived this life and portrays it with laser precision." ~ Steve Haskin, senior correspondent for Blood-Horse magazine, author of Tales from the Triple Crown and Dr. Fager.