Book description
Travel a road rich in possibilities and fraught with danger ...
Journalist Declan Lynch's journey begins with a deposit of ?100 in
an online betting account, kicking off an honest attempt to explore
the mysterious allure of gambling. Braving Paddy Power, the
Premiership and Belgian women's tennis tournaments on Eurosport,
Lynch's darkly humorous diary entries reveal the strange logic behind
the punt - and of course there's always the chance of winning a little
free money along the way.
Drawing on the wise words of sages from Dostoevsky to Corleone to
explain, justify and occasionally even excuse his predilection for a
punt, Lynch offers a rare glimpse inside the mind of that
ever-sanguine individual - the gambler.
Declan Lynch lives in Wicklow and is a columnist at the
Sunday Independent
. Previous publications include the acclaimed novel
The Rooms
and
The Book of Poor Ould Fellas
, with Arthur Mathews.
