Only two things would improve Gary Irvine's life ' children and a lower golf handicap. Both are unlikely: Gary's wife Pauline is planning to leave him for a self-made carpet millionaire, and unfortunately Gary is an appalling golfer. Meanwhile, in the murky depths of the criminal underclass, Gary's luckless brother Lee has botched up too many drug deals, and local crime overlord Ranta Campbell understands the PR value of a certain kind of violence to keep people in line. He gives Lee one more job, one last chance to get it right...nnThen Gary gets smashed on the head by a golf ball and knocked into a coma. He wakes to find that the neurological trauma he's suffered has resulted in some pretty radical side effects ' among them an absolutely perfect golf swing. nnTheir stories converge as the two brothers stumble into uncharted territory ' Lee towards murder and Gary teeing it up in the Open Championship...

About the Author
John Niven was born in Irvine, Ayrshire. He has written for The Times, Independent, Word and FHM among other publications. He is also the author of the novella Music from Big Pink and the novel Kill Your Friends.

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Believe it or not, this novel makes golf look interesting. Trust me. This is a writer who could wring laughs out of pretty well anything' Hilarious,Screamingly funny...beneath the rough surface of effing and blinding lies a surprisingly sweet story of family, friendship and romance'.uproarious entertainment...Unlike the amateurs in his plot, Niven's prose is executed with the comic timing of a pro. He gets the golf right, and just about everything else too,A novel about golf that is not only hilarious, but gripping, sexy, violent and outrageous'Niven combines his increasingly bizarre plots, and some shocking behaviour, with considerable skill and, of course, large helpings of humour,I laughed out loud more times than I can remember. Niven's ear for dialogue, particularly the foulmouthed, is fantastic. Who would have thought that "Golf meets Gangsters in Ayrshire" would work? But it does ' in spades,A story so completely filmic you will yell 'it's Gregory's Girl meets Local Hero with weapons-grade swearing!' while still sat in your armchair. Brilliantly funny too,Peppered with brilliant moments

GeneralFeatures
ISBN13:	99516667
ISBN10:	9780099516668, 978-009951
Author1:	John Niven
Publisher:	Random House
Binding:	Paperback
Publishing Date:	40185
Number of Pages:	384
Language:	English
Dimension:	7.8 x 5.08 x 0.91 inches
Weight:	271 grams

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