Copyright © 2009 by Elaine McCluskey.

All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or
by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any
retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher or a licence
from the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). To contact
Access Copyright, visit www.accesscopyright.ca or call 1-800-893-5777.

Edited by Bethany Gibson.

Cover illustrations: boxers copyright © 2008 www.ronandjoe.com;
boxing glove copyright © 2008 Lawrence Manning/Corbis.
Cover and interior page design by Julie Scriver.
Printed in Canada on 100% PCW paper.
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

McCluskey, Elaine, 1955-
Going fast / Elaine McCluskey.

ISBN 978-0-86492-525-1

    I. Title.

PS8625.C59G63 2009     C813’.6     C2008-907190-5

In the writing of this novel, the author recognizes the support of the Canada Council
for the Arts and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage.

Goose Lane Editions acknowledges the financial support of the Canada Council for
the Arts, the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry
Development Program (BPIDP), and the New Brunswick Department of Wellness,
Culture, and Sport for its publishing activities.

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