The Key to the Quarter Pole
$16.00
About the Book: An inside look at horse racing
Louisa Ferncliff is a fixer. She fixes horses with scrambled eggs for brains and counsels lost souls on the backstretch of the racetrack. But her own life is a mess of impulsive decisions. Now, as she limps towards retirement with a quirky horse and an unethical protégé, she gets a surprising second chance at happiness.
About the Author: Journalist, Storyteller and Humorist
Robin Williams is an award-winning journalist and storyteller who specializes in humorous essays. Robin is a former racing commissioner and past president of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. Ms. Williams is also formerly a feature writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, she has published two collections of general interest essays which have become popular gift books: Bush Hogs and Other Swine and Chivalry, Thy Name Is Bubba.
Robin is also the author of The Key to the Quarter Pole, an award-winning novel set at Colonial Downs racetrack. Robin’s latest book, The Last Romantic War, a bio-memoir of life during World War II, is slated for publication in late 2019. She is also at work on a collection of humorous essays on horses and dogs. Read more at: www.robintwilliams.com
Books can be shipped to you or picked up at our event on August 5, 2019. If you’d like to pick it up on August 5, please select local pickup at checkout.
In stock (can be backordered)
