The Race - David Gillick
The Race offers an exhilarating, behind-the-scenes look at the cut-throat world of elite athletics.
''What you are about to read is a call to arms. Best to prepare for a confrontation.'' New York Times Book Review''A hard-hitting masterpiece. I devoured it.'' Kristen Arnett, author of WITH TEETH ''A madcap story you won''t want to put down'' Rachel Yoder, author of NIGHTBITCH Damani is tired. Every day she cares for her mum, drives ride shares to pay the bills and is angry at a world that promised her more before spitting her out. The city is alive with protests, fighting for people like her, but Damani can barely afford - literally - to pay attention.That is until the summer she meets Jolene and life opens up. Jolene seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend - attentive, attractive, an ally - and their chemistry is undeniable. Jolene''s done the reading, she goes to every protest, she has all the right answers. So maybe Damani can look past the one thing that''s holding her back: Jolene is rich. And not only rich, but white, too. But just as their romance intensifies, just as Damani learns to trust, Jolene does something unforgivable, setting off a truly explosive chain of events.
The Race offers an exhilarating, behind-the-scenes look at the cut-throat world of elite athletics.
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