{"product_id":"9781399828819-underdogs","title":"Underdogs","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn edge-of-your-seat, voice-driven debut set in the world of underground greyhound racing by the winner of the New Writing North Sid Chaplin Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, funny .  At times my own heart was racing as if with the dogs . a story of love, of loss, of hope; of life and how to live it even when the chips are down' \u003c\/b\u003eJENNY KNIGHT, author of \u003ci\u003eWild Moon Rising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Told with a full-blooded voice that is as quick and alive as the hounds that fill its pages, \u003ci\u003eUnderdogs \u003c\/i\u003ec\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eaptures a forgotten way of life in a forgotten part of England with rare honesty and wit \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' \u003c\/b\u003eSCOTT PRESTON, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Borrowed Hills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'These hands,' he said, and spread the paira them out wide so we could see the callouses and the little lines of coal dust underneath his skin;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e '\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ethese hands were made to pick out summat precious from somewhere that doesn't wanna give it up.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCounty Durham, 1998. \u003c\/b\u003eThe pits have closed and jobs are hard to come by, but charismatic ex-miner Bertie has a plan. He runs an underground gambling ring at the local dog track which offers down-on-their-luck blokes a way to turn their life around.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reg's ten-year-old son George knows his dad hasn't been the same since Mam died, and the letters with scary red type that keep coming through the door can't be good news. So when Bertie offers Reg and George the chance to race Goldie, a beautiful fawn greyhound, they jump at the opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To succeed they'll need to learn how to navigate the larger-than-life world of the flapping track, all while dark secrets from Bertie's past threaten to unravel the operation. Do Reg and George have what it takes to pull off the gamble of a lifetime?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56585142960502,"sku":"9781399828819","price":12.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40130494_a4983b1a-2821-4e2c-a4c3-13e3ec7f8c86.jpg?v=1772094847","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399828819-underdogs","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}