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Olympicked!
The host city for the 2020 Olympics has been announced, and so has a radical new process for choosing the competitors - random selection. Olympicked! follows eight members of Team GB from pre-selection to closing ceremony and beyond. With just four years to learn their sport and take their place in the Olympic stadium, each of the athletes will face struggles and enjoy triumphs. Gary lives on a run down estate, and hopes that he won't end up like his drug-dealing brother. The Olympics could save him - but only if he can learn to ride a horse.Betty is a fun-loving pensioner who believes in living life to the full, determined to fly the flag for older people everywhere. But is the Olympics too much for her to handle?Susan is desperate to have a baby and can't bear anything to stand in her way. Will the Olympics help or hinder her quest for motherhood, or will she be forced to choose between the two?A downtrodden solicitor's wife, an eternally optimistic out-of-work actress, a loving father, a fun-loving gay man, and an alcoholic civil servant must all find their way through the training schedule foisted upon them. Will they all make it to the competition, and can any of them achieve Olympic Gold?
344 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 24, 2011
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