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The Bone Cage
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Product Description
Digger, an 85 kilo wrestler, and Sadie, a 26-year-old speed swimmer, stand on the verge of realizing every athlete's dream—winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Both athletes are nearing the end of their athletic careers, and are forced to confront the question: what happens to athletes when their bodies are too old and injured to compete? The blossoming relationship between Digger and Sadie is tested in the all-important months leading up to the Olympics, as intense training schedules, divided loyalties, and unpredicted obstacles take their draining toll. The Olympics, as both of them are painfully aware, will be the realization or the end of a life's dream. The Bone Cage captures the physicality, sensuality, and euphoric highs of amateur sport, and the darker, cruel side of sport programs that wear athletes down and spit them out at the end of their bloom. With realism and humour, author Angie Abdou captures athletes on the brink of that transition—the lead-up to that looming redefinition of self—and explores how people deal with the loss of their dream.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4351 in Books
- Published on: 2007-07-01
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .60" h x 5.50" w x 8.40" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 244 pages
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"...beautiful writing..." -- The Globe & Mail, Toronto, February 2nd 2008.
About the Author
Angie Abdou was born and raised in Moose Jaw , SK. After completing a BA in English at the University of Regina , Abdou moved to London , ON , for graduate work in English at the University of Western Ontario. She briefly lived in Calgary before moving to Fernie , where she now lives and teaches at the College of the Rockies. Abdou has been speed swimming since the age of four , and currently competes at the Masters level. Her first book Anything Boys Can Do—a collection of short stories—was published in 2006. Abdou has also contributed to many magazines and periodicals, including Other Voices, The Harpweaver, The Windsor Review, Spring, and Grain Magazine.
