The Man Who Rode Ampersand (Chronicle of Modern Twilight, book 1) by Ferdinand Mount

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The Man Who Rode Ampersand

(The first book in the Chronicle of Modern Twilight series)
(1975)
A novel by

Ferdinand Mount

Book DescriptionAldous (Gus) Cotton, the asthmatic hero of the Booker Prize-nominated Fairness, has a problem: His name is Harry Cotton, Guss father. Besides neglecting his duties as a parent and spending more time carousing with the racing set than making a living as a jockey, Harry appears dead set on detaching himself from any real-life responsibilities. His transition from racing silks, champagne parties, and, above all, the sweet experience of riding Ampersand, the legendary Gold Cup winner, to an existence in a grim world of lice-infected brothels, gambling houses, and professional exile is brought about by an unfortunate penchant for excess. Not that Harrys life lacks for adventure or drama during his meandering fall from grace, in which he chases a beautiful Jewess to prewar Germany, fights on the Italian Front, and ends up at wars end as a spy in Ireland. Throughout his gradual decline from the toast of the town for his success on Ampersand to his gin-soaked later years in London, Harry gives the reader a chance to behold the decades surrounding the twentieth centurys greatest struggle through the eyes of a notorious realist. If only this could help Guss predicament: how he must try to love this character who is at once appalling yet wholeheartedly refreshing.

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June 2002 : Hardback

Title: The Man Who Rode Ampersand
Author(s): Ferdinand Mount
ISBN: 0-7867-1007-1 / 978-0-7867-1007-2 (USA edition)
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
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September 1975 : Hardback

Title: Man Who Rode Ampersand
Author(s): Ferdinand Mount
ISBN: 0-7011-2120-3 / 978-0-7011-2120-4 (UK edition)
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April 2003 : Paperback

Title: The Man Who Rode Ampersand
Author(s): Ferdinand Mount
ISBN: 0-7867-1190-6 / 978-0-7867-1190-1 (USA edition)
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
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2002 : Paperback

Title: The Man Who Rode Ampersand
Author(s): Ferdinand Mount
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Incorporated
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March 2001 : Paperback

Title: Man Who Rode Ampersand
Author(s): Ferdinand Mount
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March 2001 : Paperback

Title: The Man Who Rode Ampersand
Author(s): Ferdinand Mount
ISBN: 0-09-928598-3 / 978-0-09-928598-4 (UK edition)
Publisher: Vintage
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