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The legendary Dan Jenkins returns with another over-the-top novel of hijinks on the links. Jenkins captures the outrageous things that occur when the sports world anoints a new superstar.
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Product Description
The legendary Dan Jenkins returns with another bawdy, over-the-top
novel of hijinks on the links this time, the LPGA gets the treatment
Jack Brannon, a golf writer in his forties who has been bunkered more
than once in the marriage game, covers the sport for the big-time
magazine SM. Lately he's been bored out of his mind writing about the
PGA Tour, which he says has become Tiger and a bunch of slugs playing
pushover courses. So he decides to check out what he calls the Lolitas,
a new breed of young chicks on the LPGA Tour. Jack chooses as a magazine
subject Ginger Clayton, a fiery eighteen-year old with flowing blond
locks, legs up to here, and a personality that combines mischief with
confidence. With her killer looks and killer game, Ginger looks very
much like the kind of star who can take the LPGA to the next level of
excitement and acceptance. She is, indeed, The Franchise Babe, and
everyone seems to want a part of her.
Jack's interest in Ginger's career might have something to do with her
mother, Thurlene Clayton, a knockout herself who looks plenty okay in a
jacked-up mini-to use Jack's description of her outfit. As Ginger shows
her grit on the ladies' tour, the greedy hordes looking to benefit from
the kid's talent and personality aren't the ones who worry Thurlene-and
Jack-the most. Someone is trying to knock Ginger out of the
competition-permanently.
Jenkins captures the growing buzz around the Franchise Babe and all the
insane and hilarious things that happen when the sports world anoints
someone new to the throne of super-stardom. Along the way, Jenkins
issues bawdy, dead-on takedowns of selfish sports moms, gasbag corporate
sponsors, adventurous promoters, sleazy sports agents, point-missing
magazine editors, and all the other modern annoyances that make life
hard for a guy who, as they say in Texas, is just tryin' to get by
without gettin' hurt.
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About the Author:
| Dan Jenkins is the author of eighteen
novels and nonfiction books including Semi-Tough, Dead Solid
Perfect, Baja Oklahoma, Life Its Ownself, Rude Behavior,
Fairways and Greens, and most recently, Slim and None. Jenkins
was an award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated for more than
20 years, and currently writes an enduringly popular column for
Golf Digest. After a semi-lifetime in New York City, he now
lives full-time in his native Fort Worth, Texas. |
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Product Details:
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ISBN: |
0385519109 |
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Publisher: |
Doubleday |
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Publication Date: |
June 3, 2008 |
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Pages: |
240 pages |
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Dimensions: |
9.2 x 6 x 0.9 inches |
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