Derby Day - Softcover

Taylor, D. J.

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Synopsis

As the shadows lengthen over the June grass, all England is heading for Epsom Downs’ high life and low life, society beautifies and Whitechapel street girls, bookmakers and gypsies, acrobats and thieves. Whole families stream along the Surrey back-roads, towards the greatest race of the year. Hopes are high, nerves are taut, hats are tossed in the air. This is Derby Day. In this rich and exuberant novel, the mysteries pile high, propelling us towards the day of the great race, as we wait with baited breath as the story gallops to a finish no one expects.

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About the Author

D. J. Taylor is the author of Orwell: The New Life; The Lost Girls; and Derby Day (nominated for the Booker Prize), among many other books. D. J. is a book critic for several British newspapers and lives in London.

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