The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop
A cross between Once a Runner and Chariots of Fire, the heartbreaking story of the man known as “The Ghost Runner” The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared. A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as "the ghost runner," John...
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A cross between Once a Runner and Chariots of Fire, the heartbreaking story of the man known as “The Ghost Runner” The mystery man threw off his disguise and started to run. Furious stewards gave chase. The crowd roared. A legend was born. Soon the world would know him as "the ghost runner," John Tarrant, the extraordinary man whom nobody could stop. As a hapless teenage boxer in the 1950s, he'd been paid L17 expenses. When he wanted to run, he was banned for life. His amateur status had been compromised. Forever. Now he was fighting back, gate-crashing races all over Britain. No number on his shirt. No friends in high places. Soon he would be a record-breaker, one of the greatest long-distance runners the world had ever seen.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781605984131 (1605984132)
Publish date: March 13th 2013
Publisher: Pegasus
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
It is the 1950s. John Tarrant runs. He runs all over the British countryside for miles around his home and dreams of Olympic Gold. But 17 pounds he accepted for boxing as a teenager makes him a professional - and ineligible for running in any races. So Tarrant invents the "Ghost Runner" - jumping...
This book was a little strange. It almost seemed like it was written by two people. One, who was all about creating the romance between Monty and Ellen. The paranormal plot was a little weird, but suspenseful and multi-layered. I felt like the author wasn't comfortable in Monty's voice - perhaps ...
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