Keeneland

by Alyson Hagy

Book Overview

From award-winning writer Alyson Hagy comes a novel set at Kentucky's Keeneland racetrack, where the horses run for glory and people stake love and money -- all to win at the sport of kings.

Hagy, a compelling storyteller who has the "same way with language as her characters have with animals" "(San Jose Mercury News), " introduces Kerry Connelly, a skilled exercise rider who hasn't yet learned that liking a horse doesn't make...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743242696
• ISBN13: 9780743242691
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Keeneland

Not a book I would ordinarily read.. In my opinion, very well written. This book will keep your interest. The main player being Kerry, you will not necessarily understand her, but you will be anxious to learn what she gets into next. Alyson Hagy brings an attention to detail that bears watching, she is good! It's a short read, give it a try.

Loved It!

Finally- A female character with a backbone! In the age of Ally McBeal and Bridget Jones, it was refereshing to read about the trials and tribulations of a non-whiney woman.

extraordinary storytelling by a very gifted writer

Alyson Hagy's Keeneland is a rare thing--a fast-paced, intricately plotted story about horses and gambles and redemption told with a poet's extraordinary precision. Every line in this book has been loved to perfection, and Kerry, its protagonist, is flawed and driven and real. The story itself will want make you want to hurry to the end, but don't. If you do, you'll miss some of the best writing that's out there-lines about horses pivoting toward daylight "with the care of an elephant on a circus stool," and bodies strong as if "barely lived in."

A Must Read

Tremendous use of the english language with an extremely compelling story. A great novel by a new author. You will not be disappointed with your purchase.

Finally, A Real Girl

How often do you ever get to read a novel where the heroine is a true stand-up lady, smart and tough and cool? How often do you come across clean, smooth prose expressing knowing thoughts and a new milieu--the back side of the race track--not to mention a great STORY? I can't wait to see this movie. Julia Roberts, option this now! It won't be as good as the book, but this one's worth experiencing in all mediums. I loved it.