The Sport of Kings

Author  C.E. Morgan
The Sport of Kings


Daring and inventive, this sprawling family saga set in Kentucky combines southern gothic with the drama of horse racing.


     An ambitious, strikingly original novel from a young writer whose first novel, All the Living, received passionate praise and rave reviews, and earned her one of the highly coveted spots on The New Yorker's list of the "20 Best Writers Under 40." This latest novel's energy bursts out of the gate running and gallops through generations, consuming a multitude of characters and plots. 
     The title The Sport of Kings refers to horse racing, and the novel is centred within that world: a connected web of humans and animals, as well as a fertile patch of land, in the heart of Kentucky. With breathtaking fluency, C.E.…