Overview
A poignant and moving yet funny and unlikely coming-of-age memoir. In 1954, in Orlando, Florida, nine-year-old Pat Conroy discovered the game of basketball. Orlando was another new hometown for a military kid who had spent his life transferring from one home to another; he was yet again among strangers, still looking for his first Florida friends, but when the 'new kid' got his hands on the ball near the foul line of that unfamiliar court, the course of his life changed dramatically. From that moment until he was twenty-one, the future author defined himself through the game of basketball. In My Losing Season, Conroy takes the reader through his last year playing basketball, as point guard and captain of The Citadel Bulldogs, flashing back constantly to the drama of his coming of age, presenting all the conflict and love that have been at the core of his novels. He vividly re-creates his senior year at that now-famous military college in Charleston, South Carolina, but also tells the story of his heartbreaking childhood and of the wonderful series of events that conspired to rescue his spirit. With poignancy and humour Conroy reveals the inspirations behind his unforgettable characters, pinpoints the emotions that shaped his own character as a young boy, and ultimately recaptures his passage from athlete to writer.
Full Product Details
Author: Pat Conroy
Publisher: Cornerstone
Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.289kg
ISBN: 9780099468325
ISBN 10: 0099468328
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 03 June 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Conroy's prose is sweepingly lyrical-taking on emotionally laden issues in chapters so direct and powerful that readers will be moved by his intimacy with the material, and perhaps astonished by his authority over it Publishers Weekly
A superb accomplishment, maybe the finest book Pat Conroy has written. -- The Washington Post Book World A wonderfully rich memoir that you don't have to be a sports fan to love. -- Houston Chronicle A memoir with all the Conroy trademarks . . . Here's ample proof that losers always tell the best stories. -- Newsweek In My Losing Season, Conroy opens his arms wide to embrace his difficult past and almost everyone in it. -- New York Daily News Haunting, bittersweet and as compelling as his bestselling fiction. -- Boston Herald
Author Information
Pat Conroy is the author of The Boo, The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music and My Losing Season.
