Barry used to be a half-decent runner...until the pub took over. However, in a brave effort to fight back against middle age and monotony, he took to the road once again, as did more than one other person in Roy McCarthy's entertaining novel, strictly about running...on the roads, on the track and, in one man's case, running away from trouble. This is very much a story about the world we live in - with a very disturbing ending...
An intimate view of a family going through major life changes and how they deal with them. Several other characters weave in and out of the story, and the author does a wonderful job of bringing them all together in the end. The tone is light, but the issues dig deeper, and readers will easily be able to relate to the well developed characters. An entertaining read.