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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

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During the Depression, Gloria and Robert enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the big-money prize. Under the intense scrutiny of the media, corporate sponsors and obsessive fans, the competing couples are put through a series of gruelling and humiliating feats of endurance, until they begin to fight among themselves and betray each other. As days and weeks go by, the tension reaches boiling point, and this pitch-black tale of desire and desperation heads towards a violent conclusion.

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Series: Serpent's Tail Classics Publisher: Profile

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 26, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781847653109
  • Release date: May 26, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781847653109
  • File size: 2331 KB
  • Release date: May 26, 2011

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Kindle Book
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Fiction Literature

Languages

English

During the Depression, Gloria and Robert enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the big-money prize. Under the intense scrutiny of the media, corporate sponsors and obsessive fans, the competing couples are put through a series of gruelling and humiliating feats of endurance, until they begin to fight among themselves and betray each other. As days and weeks go by, the tension reaches boiling point, and this pitch-black tale of desire and desperation heads towards a violent conclusion.

Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Profile

    Kindle Book
    Release date: May 26, 2011

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781847653109
    Release date: May 26, 2011

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781847653109
    File size: 2331 KB
    Release date: May 26, 2011

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English