A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish

A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish
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  • 作者:BarichBill
  • 出版社:Baker & Taylor Books
  • 出版日期:2015-10-27
  • 語言:英文
  • ISBN10:1634505492
  • ISBN13:9781634505499
  • 裝訂:平裝 / 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm / 普通級
 

內容簡介

Twenty-five years after his racetrack classic Laughing in the Hills, Bill Barich tells the story of how he fell in love and found a new life in Dublin, where he was soon caught up in the Irish obsession with horses and luck. Barich travels throughout his adopted country and meets the leading trainers and jockeys, the beleaguered bookies who work rain or shine, and a host of passionate, like-minded fansfrom Father Sean Breen, the Racing Priest,” to T. P. Reilly, whose peculiar betting system turns on a horse’s looks.

Witty, philosophical, and vividly written, A Fine Place to Daydream is a paean to the real Ireland, a moving tale of a surprise romance, and a thrilling account of a hugely exciting season at the track.

Captivating. . . . Mr. Barich recaptures much of the feel and compass of his first narrative of the equine life, once again weaving a broad tartan from scores of interviews with inhabitants of every corner of the horseracing industry.”
The Wall Street Journal
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