Lord of Misrule (Vintage Contemporaries)

Jane Smiley…Gordon has completely mastered the language of the racetrack, and formed it into an evocative and idiosyncratic style. Lord of Misrule…abounds with observations and aphorisms about horses, money and luck. It's replete with the rhythm and wisdom of this way of looking at life, but Gordon has thought so thoroughly about her characters that each voice dips into racetrack lingo in a distinctive way. It is an impressive performance…such a beautifully written novel that I wish I could say that every element works to perfection; I can't. But for that sense of being steeped in a specific and alien world, it is remarkable.
—The Washington Post




Janet MaslinPerhaps Lord of Misrule would not be so startling if Ms. Gordon's other books had been more widely read.