The FrontRunner, by Brad Fawley

A novel.

Episode Transcript

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Welcome to the WBZ book Club.I'm Jordan Rich. Brad Fawley is the
author of a fine new novel calledThe front Runner. A young man in
a small Kansas town, Russ Clayton, is coping with loss, the loss
of people in his life, theloss of hope. The one thing he
does and does well is to run, mainly to escape his fears and pain.
He ultimately gets to college and gainsthe opportunity to compete at the highest

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level internationally against a Russian team whoseyoung runners are led by an egotistical coach
who years ago was involved in adoping scandal. Russ is ultimately mentored by
Brad Coy, at one point wasthe fastest marathon runner on Earth, but
who has a dark history with acheating Russian coach. The front Runner is
certainly about running, but it displaysa terrific array of characters, some looking

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and finding retribution, others, suchas the Russians, facing something a lot
worse. Ultimately, The front Runner, by author Brad Fawley, who himself
is a runner, is about winningthe big race, the race of life.
And that's the book Club. WBZ, Boston's news radio