Again to Carthage A Novel

by Parker, John L.

• ISBN13: 9781439192481
• ISBN10: 1439192480
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-28
• Publisher: Scribner

Summary

Again to Carthage is the "breathtaking, pulse-quickening, stunning"sequel toOnce a Runnerthat "will have you standing up and cheering, and pulling on your running shoes" (Chicago Sun-Times). Originally self-published in 1978,Once a Runnerbecame a cult classic, emerging after three decades to become aNew York Timesbestseller. Now, inAgain to Carthage,hero Quenton Cassidy returns.The former Olympian has become a successful attorney in south Florida, where his life centers on work, friends, skin diving, and boating trips to the Bahamas. But when he loses his best friend to the Vietnam War and two relatives to life's vicissitudes, Cassidy realizes that an important part of his life was left unfinished. After reconnecting with his friend and former coach Bruce Denton, Cassidy returns to the world of competitive running in a desperate, all-out attempt to make one last Olympic team. Perfectly capturing the intensity, relentlessness, and occasional lunacy of a serious runner's life,Again to Carthageis a must-read for runnersand athletesof all ages, and a novel that will thrill any lover of fiction.

Author Biography

John L. Parker, Jr. has written for Outside, Runner’s World, and numerous other publications. A graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Journalism as well as its College of Law, Parker has been a practicing attorney, a newspaper reporter and columnist, a speechwriter for then Governor Bob Graham, and editorial director of Running Times magazine. The author of Once a Runner, Again to Carthage, and Racing the Rain, he lives in Gainesville, Florida, and Bar Harbor, Maine.