Kick the Latch' a chiselled little gem about a horse trainer called Sonia told in her unforgettably downbeat voice. Such poise and economy I can't remember a novel about work that's impressed me so.' Tim Winton Based on transcribed interviews with a former racehorse trainer from Iowa, Kick the Latch is a stunning work of fiction that investigates form, authenticity, and idiosyncratic speech. This is a patient and attentive exercise in radical listening, whittled,