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The boy asked, "e;They ever lose their temper or get out of control?"e; Funny you ask that Toby. Once in a while, a player who s strugglingto hit a desired shot may express disappointment similar to a personwhose truck doesn t start on a cold morning. It s the awareness thatsomething they believed to be dependable actually isn t. This modern-day American tale depicts characters of different anddivergent paths and how they deal with unanswered questions andunattained goals. They deploy universally shared emotions of greed,hope, anger, longing, frustration, embarrassment, and disappointment. How these emotions are deployed is what makes this novel hard to putdown. Bailey seduces the reader with the same adroitness one woulduse to hand-feed a squirrel. Strong-minded women willing to takerisks and tough men whose vulnerabilities get in the way are attributesBailey coats with a layer of light-hearted romance. Whether its F1formula racing, racquetball, archery, surfing, darts, sailing, gambling,or big business, victory isn t seen as the most righteous endgame if itdoesn t preserve the good.