Shouting The Odds: Betting To Flee The Past (The Andy Cooper Series., Band 1) - Softcover

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PRAISE FOR SHOUTING THE ODDS:

'Andy's story is funny, moving and full of colourful characters. Shouting The Odds is a fantastic read.'
Stan Hey, screenwriter (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Spender among others) and author of One Arm And Four Legs: A Journey into Racehorse Ownership.

'I was looking forward to reading Shouting The Odds. I wasn't disappointed. The world of the betting shop is clearly one that Franklin knows inside out, something that is all too rare when betting is normally tackled in fiction. With so many cliffhangers, it would make for a great TV series.'
Sam Hardy, Racing Post

'Andy's story is well told and utterly credible right through to its surprise ending. Throughout, Andy's heart is never anywhere hidden - it is as though the last thing he does on dressing each day is to pin it to his sleeve, raw and open to the world - and this is what makes Shouting The Odds such a memorable story.'
Joe McNally, Author of the current Eddie Malloy series

'Shouting The Odds is a great read. Racing fiction tends to be straight out of the Dick Francis school. This isn't. It's different and refreshingly so.'
Dave Ord, The Sporting Life

'Shouting The Odds is a very enjoyable tale, which punters and horse racing fans will lap-up, though it is sure to also have wider appeal. Recommended.'
Simon Nott, Betting, Horse racing and music writer, interviewer and video maker. Author of Skint Mob!

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND, March 1995: When twenty-three year old postman Andy Cooper and his dad Ron return home from watching their beloved Notts County win at Wembley, they discover to their horror that Andy's mum Marie has died. Unable to process the death of his wife, Ron wrongly blames his son for forcing him into going to the game and becomes a drunken recluse, leaving Andy to mourn the death of his mum alone.

On his way home from work a few months later, Andy is forced to take shelter from a rainstorm in what turns out to be his local betting shop where he has a life changing experience; and after almost coming to blows with his dad on the way home from the cemetery a few days later, decides he's had enough. In an effort to regain control over his life, he sets himself a one year target to win enough money on the horses to escape Nottingham and his dad for good. However, it isn't long before he discovers that even the best laid plans rarely work out the way you would expect.

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