During the Depression, Gloria and Robert enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the big-money prize. Under the intense scrutiny of the media, corporate sponsors and obsessive fans, the competing couples are put through a series of gruelling and humiliating feats of endurance, until they begin to fight among themselves and betray each other. As days and weeks go by, the tension reaches boiling point, and this pitch-black tale of desire and desperation heads towards a violent conclusion.
| ISBN: | 9781846687396 |
| Publication date: | 4th November 2010 |
| Author: | Horace McCoy |
| Publisher: | Serpent's Tail an imprint of Profile |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 126 pages |
| Series: | Serpent's Tail Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
During the Depression, Gloria and Robert enter a dance marathon in return for three square meals a day and a chance at winning the big-money prize. Under the intense scrutiny of the media, corporate sponsors and obsessive fans, the competing couples are put through a series of gruelling and humiliating feats of endurance, until they begin to fight among themselves and betray each other. As days and weeks go by, the tension reaches boiling point, and this pitch-black tale of desire and desperation heads towards a violent conclusion.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is available in Paperback, Ebook
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was written by Horace McCoy and published by Serpent's Tail an imprint of Profile
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? has 126 pages
Yes it is part of Serpent's Tail Classics series