{"product_id":"the-amateurs-paperback-2","title":"The Amateurs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Niven\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A novel about golf that is not only hilarious, but gripping, sexy, violent, and outrageous. . . . Niven combines his increasingly bizarre plots, and some shocking behavior, with considerable skill and, of course, large helpings of humor.\" \u003cbr\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eKill Your Friends\u003c\/em\u003e author John Niven, \u003cem\u003eThe Amateurs\u003c\/em\u003e is a side-splitting and whip-smart examination of golf, infidelity, and how little white balls make some men insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Irvine's wife refuses to sleep with him, so he pursues an even stingier mistress: \u003cem\u003egolf\u003c\/em\u003e. But despite his spending unconscionable amounts of time and money, his game is wretched. Until the day he takes a perfect swing . . . and then everything goes black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter waking up from a coma a few weeks later, with a golf-ball-sized dent in his temple, Gary discovers that his last perfect swing has been imprinted on his brain. However, his newfound prowess is accompanied by some troubling side effects, most noticeably Tourette's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Gary miraculously advances to the final round of the British Open, his delinquent brother, Lee, stumbles from one botched drug deal to another, his orbit drawing ever nearer to the terrifying local crime lord Ranta Campbell. With their lives on the line, Gary and Lee must rediscover the ties that bind to survive a blood-soaked final round.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Irvine's wife refuses to sleep with him, so he pursues an even stingier mistress: \u003cem\u003egolf\u003c\/em\u003e. But despite his spending unconscionable amounts of time and money, his game is wretched. Until the day he takes a perfect swing . . . and then everything goes black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter waking up from a coma a few weeks later, with a golf-ball-sized dent in his temple, Gary discovers that his last perfect swing has been imprinted on his brain. However, his newfound prowess is accompanied by some troubling side effects, most noticeably Tourette's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Gary miraculously advances to the final round of the British Open, his delinquent brother, Lee, stumbles from one botched drug deal to another, his orbit drawing ever nearer to the terrifying local crime lord Ranta Campbell. With their lives on the line, Gary and Lee must rediscover the ties that bind to survive a blood-soaked final round.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 8.02 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724839424063,"sku":"9780061875892","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eaf361498d013b29a9e4d75ca5622ab0.webp?v=1765104102","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-amateurs-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}