ASIN: B00G5IU6PA
Publisher: Holland House Books
Pages: 200
‘. . . an unflinching, painful study of the lives of young people striving for greatness. . .’ Gutter Magazine‘A gripping tale of two talented young British runners struggling to come to terms with the enigma of living and training in Kenya's Rift Valley. You can almost taste the dirt on your teeth as they race by.’ Adharanand Finn‘. . . a taut, visceral novel that burns with tension. . . ’ Zoe StrachanTwo young British distance runners, Kirsten and Mike, are training in Kenya’s Rift Valley, an area with the greatest density of elite endurance runners on earth. With only a week remaining of their three month stay, they each have to face up to their fears about going home whilst trying to make sense of their lives. Meanwhile, the country around them is beginning to tear itself apart, as an election, which will plunge Kenya ...
