Houman Barekat

The dark side of racing: Kick the Latch, by Kathryn Scanlan, reviewed

Adapted from interviews with a trainer from Iowa, Scanlan’s novel is a disturbing portrait of violence and squalor behind the scenes at racing stables

Kathryn Scanlan. [Melanie Schiff]
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    Kathryn Scanlan

    Daunt Books, pp. 196, £9

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