10-lb Penalty: Complete & Unabridged
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.12 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0754054861 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 317 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In 10 Lb. His protagonist, Ben Juliard, narrates the tale in a vivid first person that begins in his insecure late teens instead of the settled middle age of the usual Francis hero. Then, Usher Rudd, a muckraking journalist, turns his vitriol to George. One of the most impressive aspects of Dick Francis's long and celebrated career (he's won three Edgar Awards, the Silver Dagger, the Gold Dagger, a Cartier Diamond Dagger, and was named the 1996 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master) is the
"Charming father-son saga" according to Patto. Dick Francis is good at writing about fathers and sons. In this case the father, George Juliard, was too young at the death of his wife to raise his son Benedict. And so Ben grew up not knowing his father, a situation about to change as Ben approaches his eighteenth birthday.George, who has made piles of money in the City, is going to stand for Parliament. Never having remarried, he needs Ben's smiling presence during his campaign to lend him the respectable aura of a family man. To achieve this, George has to lure Ben away from the dream . Fans of Francis will enjoy, others may not This is one of Dick Francis' most slow-moving books. It takes place among boring British politics, and Francis is always at his best on the racecourse. If I didn't already like Francis and his style, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed this book. I did like to watch the relationship bloom between father and son, the protagonist. I thought it was nice that Francis didn't make Ben a "champion jockey" in this novel, because, in the reality of the world, not all jockeys can be great. So I thought that was a nice touch of realism. Pick this book u. "The "family" is not all pleased, and soon writer becomes the target" according to kzcasey. Survivor - writer goes to live with family of Racehorse trainer , ostensibly to write about him. The "family" is not all pleased, and soon writer becomes the target. He has to use all his survivor skills to track down a serial killer and stay alive. This is an unputdownable book - bad things are always happening. A good read!
Ten years later he is targetted in a vicious attack mounted by his father's increasingly violent political enemies.. At 18, easy-going Benedict Juliard and his father enter into a pact that neither of them will commit any act that could destroy the father's career