Preferred Lies :A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf
Preferred Lies :A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf
paperback
Published:
18 April, 2007
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Description
A book about golf that will appeal to both players and non players, by Scottish poet and novelist.
Surely golf is a game for posh people, country clubs and networking businessmen, for unfortunate sweaters, politics and trousers? Andrew Greig grew up on the East coast of Scotland, where playing golf is as natural as breathing. He sees the game as the great leveller, and has played on the Old course at St Andrews as well as on the miners' courses of Yorkshire.
He writes about the different cultural manifestations of the game, the history, the geography, the different social meanings, as well as the subjective experience, the reflections between shots. He plays alone, with friends and brothers, with ghosts. He is looking for the essence of golf, the pure heart of it, which can be found, Andrew Greig believes, on the free 9 hole course on North Ronaldsay.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780753821565 |
| ISBN10 | 0753821567 |
| Number Of Pages | 304 |
| Item Weight | 246 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 196 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Orion Publishing Co |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Andrew Greig is the author of six books of poetry, two mountaineering books; two non-fiction books and six novels. He has been shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, and won the Saltire and the Scottish Book of the Year awards. He lives in Orkney and Edinburgh with his wife, the novelist Lesley Glaister.