{"product_id":"9780061875892","title":"The Amateurs : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Amateurs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Niven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hilarious.” \u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A novel about golf that is not only hilarious, but gripping, sexy, violent, and outrageous. . . . Niven combines his increasingly bizarre plots, and some shocking behavior, with considerable skill and, of course, large helpings of humor.” \u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eThe Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eKill Your Friends\u003c\/em\u003e author John Niven, \u003cem\u003eThe Amateurs\u003c\/em\u003e is a side-splitting and whip-smart examination of golf, infidelity, and how little white balls make some men insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“You don’t have to love golf to thoroughly enjoy this rollicking and at times howlingly funny novel about the game.....[Niven] also sneaks in some bona fide insights about family, and gratifying plotlines of revenge, romance, and friendship.”\u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e“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 humor.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Amateurs\u003c\/i\u003e shouldn’t work yet Niven is a master storyteller who switches between humour and violence with disconcerting ease.”\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliantly funny....That it is hugely entertaining is not a surprise but the fact that I lost hours reading about golf courses, and actually cared, is this month’s most winning pleasure.”\u003cbr\u003e“This tale of Gary Irvine, a hopeless golfer who, after an accident, becomes a phenomenal player, is peppered with brilliant moments.”\u003cbr\u003e“A raucous, filthy novel of golf.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Amateurs\u003c\/i\u003e is a comedic piece of lad-lit filled with golf and gangsters . . . the author of \u003ci\u003eKill Your Friends\u003c\/i\u003e proves that one’s second novel can be just as humorous as the first.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061875892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41052519465166,"sku":"9780061875892","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061875892.jpg?v=1648177478","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061875892","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}