A girl, a horse and a greyhound. If you are looking for a new exciting book, then this is the perfect read, whether for yourself or as a present.
From Hunting, Horse racing and The Waterloo Cup.
"A thrilling page turner that captures the essence of hunting, racing and coursing during their heydays with a cast of larger-than-life characters....It''s a welcome distraction from the post-Blairite age"
Country Life
Synopsis:
The thrilling story of a girl, a greyhound, and a racehorse. This action-packed novel features a host of colourful characters and racing, coursing, and hunting scenes, including the Grand National and the Waterloo Cup.
When her home is burned to the ground during the Irish War of Independence in 1920, Sam and her greyhound, Rags, fall in with two demobbed English soldiers transporting hunt horses back to England.
Their adventures with the seedy financier Sir Buckland Rippers, his actress wife, Daisy, and his sinister valet, Mario, reach their climax at Altcar and Aintree.
ISBN: 9781399952170