{"product_id":"kick-the-latch-paperback","title":"Kick the Latch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathryn Scanlan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathryn Scanlan's \u003cem\u003eKick the Latch\u003c\/em\u003e vividly captures the arc of one woman's life at the racetrack--the flat land and ramshackle backstretch; the bad feelings and friction; the winner's circle and the racetrack bar; the fancy suits and fancy boots; and the \"particular language\" of \"grooms, jockeys, trainers, racing secretaries, stewards, pony people, hotwalkers, everybody\"--with economy and integrity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on transcribed interviews with Sonia, a horse trainer, the novel investigates form and authenticity in a feat of synthesis reminiscent of Charles Reznikoff's \u003cem\u003eTestimony\u003c\/em\u003e. As Scanlan puts it, \"I wanted to preserve--amplify, exaggerate--Sonia's idiosyncratic speech, her bluntness, her flair as a storyteller. I arrived at what you could call a composite portrait of a self.\" Whittled down with a fiercely singular artistry, \u003cem\u003eKick the Latch\u003c\/em\u003e bangs out of the starting gate and carries the reader on a careening joyride around the inside track.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 7.23 x 4.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697224355903,"sku":"9780811232005","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1c515c0e83b6bc67b1f375736310c805.webp?v=1765008767","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/kick-the-latch-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}