Playing Through: A Year of Life and Links Along the Scottish Coast - Brossura

Gillespie, Curtis

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9781400052240: Playing Through: A Year of Life and Links Along the Scottish Coast

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ISBN 10: 1400052246 ISBN 13: 9781400052240

Casa editrice: Broadway Books, 2005

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Describes how the death of the author's father prompts him to move himself and his family to Gullane, Scotland, where he had spent time on the golf team at the University of St. Andrews, in the hopes of coming to terms with his own life, discussing the people he encounters, his family's reaction to their new life, the beautiful historical setting, and golf. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“A lovely homage to fathers and sons, to life and death, and to the mysterious bond that exists among lovers of this most maddening of games.” —Chicago Tribune

“A fine book. Gillespie looks shrewdly and charmingly through the prism of golf at the pain and glories of fatherhood.” —Los Angeles Times

“This book offers an interesting and unique mix of golf and autobiography amid the game’s hallowed settings in Scotland. . . . The descriptions tickled fond memories for me.” —Arnold Palmer

“A moving personal story and a treat for armchair golfers and travelers.” —Booklist

L'autore:

Curtis Gillespie has written for publications in Canada, the United States, and Britain. His writing on politics, sports, science, and the arts has earned him three National Magazine Awards in Canada. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.

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