A Gentleman's Game - Hardcover

Tom Coyne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1903809053 ISBN 13: 9781903809051

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2001

Synopsis

It is the summer of 1985 in suburban Delaware, and Timmy Price is a golf caddy on the shaded fairways and immaculate greens of his father's exclusive country club, Fox Chase. 

Timmy has quite a swing himself; his mastery of the game inspires awe among the adult membership and envy among his peers, including his closest confidant, fellow caddy Jamie Byrne, a secretive boy from the wrong side of town.  But under pressure from his well-meaning, self-made father, along with the privileged club members, Timmy soon realizes that it isn't easy being both Fox Chase's rising star and just another looper in the caddy hole.  Under the tutelage of reluctant, enigmatic guru Foster Pearse, Timmy hopes to develop a game that will soon make him the state Junior Champion.  But his time with Pearse, and Jamie's mysterious disappearance, help him realize that life's real important lies not how in well he plays the game, which club his father belongs to, or how much money people have. Instead, it lies in achieving balance in life, taking responsibility for his actions, and hitting the ball for the pure, unadulterated joy of it.

With beautifully rendered scenes and unforgettable characters, A Gentleman's Game is a story of fathers and sons, of class and the pressure to succeed, and of sportsmanship, friendship, and the beguiling and bedeviling game of golf.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"A wise and wonderful debut, one that makes you think about the choices you make in life. Tom Coyne is a writer to watch."-Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook and Message in a Bottle

"A Gentleman’s Game is an absolutely pure first novel. With dead solid perfect prose, Tom Coyne captures the magic and tension between fathers and sons. A stunning debut."-Elwood Reid, author of If I Don’t Six and What Salmon Know

“Tom Coyne’s prose is sure and precise and elegant and true. A Gentleman’s Game is a fine coming-into-manhood story and a damn good golf novel. It’s also a long clean swing at the old myths about family and class and making it, and I’m certain it’s the start of a brilliant career.”-Valerie Sayers, author of Due East and Brain Fever

“Stop working on your short game and read this terrific book!”-David Owen, author of My Usual Game and The Making of the Masters

About the Author:

Tom Coyne, aged twenty-six, has been a caddy for the last twelve years. He holds a bachelor's degree in creative writing and an MFA from Notre Dame.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1903809053
• ISBN 13: 9781903809051
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208