Preferred Lies

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A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf

By Andrew Greig

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Preferred Lies by Andrew Greig explores golf beyond its stereotypes as a sport for the privileged. Growing up in Scotland, where golf is part of everyday life, Greig reflects on the game's cultural, historical, and social facets. From the prestigious Old Course at St Andrews to humble miners' courses in Yorkshire, he seeks the true spirit of golf. Through playing alone, with friends, and in memory, Greig discovers golf's essence on the simple 9-hole course at North Ronaldsay.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book will appeal to readers interested in sports with rich cultural context and those who appreciate reflective, personal narratives about golf. It suits both golf enthusiasts and those curious about the game's deeper meanings beyond competition.

A book about golf that will appeal to both players and non players, by Scottish poet and novelist.

There are 40 million golfers in the world but this is a book for golfers and non-golfers alike Preferred Lies has been shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award As read on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week. 'Wonderful ...a beautiful, affecting piece of work ...full of insight about life, love and how to overcome the irrational fear of oversize drivers' Scotsman 'Greig writes engagingly. His observations are sharp, sometimes zany' TLS. 'To describe it as a tour of the Scottish golf courses is to do it a grave disservice, as it is really a book of 'life thinking' Conde Nast Traveller. 'Preferred Lies is satisfying, demanding, allusive and provocative. I finished it not merely wishing I was as good at golf as Greig, but also as good at learning from it. And from him' Scotland on Sunday. 'Greig ... has crafted a wonderful book...Sculpted in luminous prose, which echoes his work as one of Scotland's leading poets and novelists, this is a beautiful, affecting piece of work' The Scotsman. 'A wonderful and wise book, quite unlike any golfing book you will have ever read before' Irish Times.

Description

Surely golf is a game for posh people, country clubs and networking businessmen, for unfortunate sweaters, politics and trousers?

Andrew Greig grew up in 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780753821565

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 April 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 246g

Pages: 304

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Andrew Greig Golf Non-Fiction Sports

About the Author

Andrew Greig was born in Bannockburn in Scotland. He is the author of six acclaimed books of poetry and five novels.