Book description
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. Pat Conroy is the
author of The Boo
, The Water is Wide
, The Great Santini
, The Lords of Discipline
, The Prince of Tides
, Beach Music
and My Losing Season
.
