An extract: The Sport of Kings
#8216;In one word I would say this book is symphonic. A Southern, gothic masterpiece’ – Aminatta Forna, 2017 judge Over...
4th Estate
But when Allmon Shaughnessy, an ambitious young black man, comes to work on their farm after a stint in prison, the violence of the Forges’ history and the exigencies of appetite are brought starkly into view. Entangled by fear, prejudice and lust, the three tether their personal dreams of glory to the speed and power of Hellsmouth.
C.E. Morgan lives with her husband Will Guild in Berea, Kentucky. She is the author of All the Living.
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