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If you enjoyed the movie Chariots of Fire - or, if you didn’t see it but like a warm humorous story with characters you can really cheer and cry for, you’ll enjoy Tom McNab's Flanagan's Run. McNab was athletic consultant for Chariots of Fire and there is a close similarity in tone, style and theme between the movie and the book. Rappahannock runners, imagine a 3,000 mile cross-country foot race with participants from around the world. The $150,000 grand prize seemed a fortune in the great depression. As the participants are weeded out, the remaining athletes become more like comrades than competitors in their struggle to triumph over nature and the many obstacles society manages to put in their way.
Those of you who like historical fiction should try The Horse Goddess by Morgan Llewelyn. Set at the turn of the iron age, this is a romantic story of love, adventure and magic within the
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