The Amateurs A Novel
The Amateurs A Novel by John Niven, published by HarperCollins on April 20, 2010, is a fiction work that follows the life of Gary Irvine. Struggling with his marriage and seeking solace in golf, Gary’s life takes a dramatic turn after a perfect swing leads to a coma. Upon waking, he discovers that this moment has granted him extraordinary golfing skills, but it also comes with unexpected challenges, including Tourette’s syndrome.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines Gary’s journey to the British Open with the chaotic life of his brother, Lee, who is entangled in a series of dangerous situations involving crime. As both brothers navigate their respective crises, the story explores themes of family ties and survival against a backdrop of personal and external conflicts. This edition spans 400 pages and is presented in English, offering a unique blend of humor and tension within the realm of competitive sports.
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Gary Irvine’s wife refuses to sleep with him, so he pursues an even stingier mistress: golf. 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.
After 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.
As 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.
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