Lord of Misrule Jaimy Gordon

Name: Lord of Misrule By Jaimy Gordon
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Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon

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Summary

Lord of Misrule follows five characters - scarred and lonely dreamers - through a year and four races at Indian Mound Downs, downriver from Wheeling, West Virginia.

Lord of Misrule Summary

Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon

Longlisted for the Orange Prize 2012. He planned to steal with these horses, who were all better than they looked on paper. The trick was to get in and get out fast. But could he really pull it off? Could he be that sure, could he count on being that lucky? Listen carefully my dear. Lord of Misrule, he whispered loudly. Lord of Misrule, Margaret. Memorize that name.

Lord of Misrule Reviews

'[Medicine Ed and Maggie] are among the vibrant characters peopling the seedy locations of this vivid story' Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *
'Mesmerizing ... Addictive' Independent. * Independent *
'This novel is so assured, exotic and uncategorizable ... an incontrovertible winner, a bona fide bolt from the blue' New York Times. * New York Times *
'Profoundly moving ... A sure-fire winner' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'immerses the reader in an idiosyncratic world bursting with startlingly original characters' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
'a highly original and untamed novel, full of surprises and daring' The Writer's Hub. * Writer's Hub *
'An exuberant firecracker of a novel' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *
'Such a beautifully written novel ... Remarkable' Jane Smiley, author of Horse Heaven. * Jane Smiley *

About Jaimy Gordon

Jaimy Gordon was born in Baltimore. She teaches at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and in the Prague Summer Program for Writers, and received an Academy-Institute Award for her fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Lord of Misrule is her fourth novel, and was awarded the National Book Award for Fiction 2010.

Additional information

Sku

GOR013508111

ISBN 13

9780857386717

ISBN 10

0857386719

Title

Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon

Author

Jaimy Gordon

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Quercus Publishing

Year published

20120607

Number of pages

296

Prizes

Winner of National Book Awards: Fiction 2010 Long-listed for Orange Prize for Fiction 2012

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins