Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

By Jaimy Gordon
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“Myra Lucretia Taylor’s combination of drawl and twang immediately transports us to backwoods West Virginia…And if an innovative plot and unique characters aren’t enough, Gordon shows a remarkable ear for regional speech. Taylor’s tone and pace, her lilting cadences, are exactly right through several alternating points of view. Vivid writing and a narrator whose voice slips seamlessly across gender, racial, and regional lines make this 2010 National Book Award winner high-quality listening. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”

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Winner of the National Book Award

Finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award

A New York Times Editor’s Choice for Horse and Writer Novels

Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

Jaimy Gordon's engrossing Lord of Misrule is a National Book Award winner. In the early 1970s, horse trainer Tommy Hansel cooks up a crafty get-rich-quick scheme. But his plans go awry when everyone at the Indian Mound Downs track seems to be on to his shenanigans. Complicating matters further is Tommy's tragic love, Maggie. She adores the horses in all their rundown glory and becomes fascinated by the misfits who populate the backwater West Virginia track-including some local gangsters looking for a big score of their own. "Exceptional writing and idiosyncratic characters make this an engaging read."-Kirkus Reviews