By Jon Franklin.
'Shouting The Odds is a great read. Racing fiction tends to be straight out of the Dick Francis school. This isn't. It's different and refreshingly so.'
Dave Ord, The Sporting Life.
'Shouting The Odds is a very enjoyable tale, which punters and horse racing fans will lap-up, though it is sure to also have wider appeal. Recommended.'
Simon Nott, Betting, Horse racing and music writer, interviewer and video maker. Author of Skint Mob!
On March 25th, 1995, twenty-three year old postman Andy Cooper and his dad Ron get home from seeing their local team Notts County win at Wembley to discover to their horror that Andy's mum Marie has died. Unable to process the death of his wife, Ron wrongly blames Andy for forcing him into going to the game before abandoning his son and becoming a drunken recluse - leaving Andy to mourn the death of his mum alone.
A few months later, on his way home from work, Andy is forced to take shelter in what turns out to be his local betting shop, where he has a life changing experience; and after almost coming to blows with his dad a few days later on his way home from the cemetery a few days later, decides he's had enough. Determined to regain control over his life, he gives himself a year to win enough money on the horses to escape Nottingham and his drunk of a dad for good.
However, it isn't long before Andy discovers that even the best-laid plans rarely work out the way you would expect...
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