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Dr Louise Powell: From Flappers to class and back

Dr Louise Powell, author of Underdogs, tells of lifelong love of the tracks

County Durham writer Dr Louise Powell has enjoyed a lifelong love of greyhound racing.
Now she has gone back to her working class roots in the world of the flapper tracks in a deeply traditional mining area to publish a much acclaimed first novel.
Underdogs, written entirely in an East Durham dialect, is a gripping tale underpinned by Dr Powell’s close personal knowledge of the sport she grew up with, her personal experience as a greyhound trainer schooled and raised in the area, an eye for character and her inspire...

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