Book description
Writer and psychologist Stephen Cartmell set off to explore Britain
using the cultural melting pot of the UK's 60 racecourses as his
staging posts. During his travels the author observed the frequent
absurdity of the British, the peculiarities of their institutions and
developed a satirical critique of one of the country's favourite pastimes.
With his acute eye for observation, an appreciation of the
ridiculous and the ability to find humour even in the face of petty
officialdom, this acclaimed book is not simply a travelogue of racing
but a key to understanding Britain and its curiously comical
inhabitants. Racegoer, traveller or first time visitor, Stephen
Cartmell's colourful stories are sure to entertain.
Stephen Cartmell is a travel writer, dedicated racing enthusiast and
one time university lecturer. In order to give his students a well
rounded education, he has been known to announce the result of the 2. 30
at Cheltenham in the middle of a lecture on the application of Freudian
perspective to a post-modern world (whatever that is). His interest in
racing has extended to the ownership of several racehorses, all of which
gave him chronic indigestion and a very thin wallet. Contact can be made
through his local bookmaker. He is a Lancastrian exiled in
Buckinghamshire.
