Track Conditions: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0299192245 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Track Conditions is a heartfelt story of resilience that examines the track conditions that can create and destroy champions, and those that can ruin or save a man.. Klein formed an intense, loving bond with the colt, but his life was shadowed by the undertow of his alcoholism, a complicated relationship with his lover, and his memories of an abusive childhood. Following his alienated lover to an Ohio race track, Michael Klein began a five-year career as a professional groom in the world of horse rac
. Michael Klein (now sober) is a poet, and it shows in his unerring use of just the right words to describe, precisely yet colorfully, an out-of-control life that climaxed with being fired just before his Kentucky Derby-winning colt ran the Preakness. A moving memoir and a loving depiction of the byzantine track world. His lyrical, episodic narrative chronicles five years in horse racing (1979-84), with flashbacks to a ghastly childhood. Pursuing a lover who fled because of his alcoholism, the author wound up as a racetrack groom in Cincinnati
Great Read! MickR Very interesting memoir. Offering a glimpse into the world of horse racing from a perspective few people see. I couldn't put it down!. "A Different Kind of Horse Story: A Million Big Stars" according to Jennifer Siegel. Oprah, for a million little reasons, you chose the wrong memoir for your book club.In an age where honesty in memoir seems to be a rare commodity, TRACK CONDITIONS is probably one of the most honest, compelling, and underrated books in print.A fascinating glimpse into author Michael Klein's downward spi. Jim Gladstone said SINGULAR IN ITS CREATIVE VISION. Michael Klein is a poet. As the author of 1990 and Day and Paper and the editor of three anthologies of AIDS-related verse, he has made his name - and spoken his identity - through the language of poetry. While Klein's sublime new book, Track Conditions , is subtitled "A Memoir," it, too, is best apprec