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My Losing Season (Paperback)

by Pat Conroy (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (3 Jun 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099468328
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099468325
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 317,426 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In 1954, in Orlando, Florida, nine-year-old Pat Conroy discovered the game of basketball. Orlando was another new hometown for a military kid who had spent his life transferring from one home to another; he was yet again among strangers, still looking for his first Florida friends, but when the 'new kid' got his hands on the ball near the foul line of that unfamiliar court, the course of his life changed dramatically. From that moment until he was twenty-one, the future author defined himself through the game of basketball. In "My Losing Season", Conroy takes the reader through his last year playing basketball, as point guard and captain of The Citadel Bulldogs, flashing back constantly to the drama of his coming of age, presenting all the conflict and love that have been at the core of his novels. He vividly re-creates his senior year at that now-famous military college in Charleston, South Carolina, but also tells the story of his heartbreaking childhood and of the wonderful series of events that conspired to rescue his spirit. With poignancy and humour Conroy reveals the inspirations behind his unforgettable characters, pinpoints the emotions that shaped his own character as a young boy, and ultimately recaptures his passage from athlete to writer.

About the Author
Pat Conroy is the author of The Boo, The Water is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, and Beach Music.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 25 Feb 2005
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This is a wonderful book - an autobiography describing Pat Conroy's time at the Citadel (an American military academy). Conroy was not a typical cadet, he played basketball, he wanted to be a writer and he viewed the brutal regime that was in place at the Citadel with great distaste.

It is an interesting story and Conroy comes across as a likeable and intelligent man of great personal integrity and inner strength. He has that fascinating love-hate relationship with the American South that is quite common amongst highly intelligent southerners. Conroy writes beautifully with an easy, fluid, at times almost lyrical prose style that enables him to articulate his feelings and convey an amazing "sense of place".

Determining whether you will enjoy this book is simple. If you have read and enjoyed Conroy's excellent book 'The Lords of Discipline' then you will enjoy this. If you have not read 'The Lords of Discipline' then I recommend reading it and if you enjoy it then read this.

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