Goal!!!! · Marlowe and Christie Writers

Goal!!!!

As we come to the closing stages of the World Cup (audible sigh of relief from the less sport minded), I started thinking about the novels I've read where sport is a prime narrative device. I came up with 2, I'm not sure what that says about me but I enjoyed both of the m. The first is Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. It's the book that inspired Field of Dreams and conveys the same sense of wonder. You do not have to be a baseball fan to enjoy this lovely book.

The other book on my extensive list is Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The sport in question is tennis and it's more of a traditional sporting narrative that has you rooting for the protagonist to the very last page.

Any other sporting recommendations?

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Goal!!!!