A classic memoir, A Handful of Summer is the hilarious account of the tennis travels of South African doubles partnership George Forbes and Abe Segal, and of the riotous characters who populated the amateur tennis world in the 50s and 60s as it stumbled towards professionalism.Full of superb anecdotes, bursting with vitality and humour, and written with unflagging zest and panache, it is a unique dressing-room view of the tennis world.

A Handful of Summers

Biographies & Memoirs

Gordon Forbes

Arts & Literature

Harpercollins

The hilarious, classic memoir of the international tennis circuit."A Handful of Summers" is a delightfully uninhibited insider's account of tennis on the international circuit in the fifties and sixties -- both on and off court -- in the glory days of Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, and Virginia Wade.Forbes begins with his childhood on a farm in South Africa, where he learned to play tennis on a gravel court. His game takes him to Europe, as a South African Davis Cup player, and finally to Wimbledon. Along the way he cavorts with extraordinary characters among the world-class players, including a young Billy Jean King and Rod Laver -- and their tales, and his, shine throughout this irresistibly witty memoir. A cult classic among tennis aficionados when it was first published in the United States, it is a current bestseller in South Africa.

The Penguin Group (SA) (Pty) Ltd

First published in 1991 and now available in paperback, an insider's account of what it was like to play tennis on the international circuit in the 1950s and 1960s, as the tennis world stumbled from amateur status into professionalism.

A handful of summers

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Heinemann

Handful of Summers (Sports pages)

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Simon Schuster(uk)

The hilarious, classic memoir of the international tennis circuit."A Handful of Summers" is a delightfully uninhibited insider's account of tennis on the international circuit in the fifties and sixties -- both on and off court -- in the glory days of Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, and Virginia Wade.Forbes begins with his childhood on a farm in South Africa, where he learned to play tennis on a gravel court. His game takes him to Europe, as a South African Davis Cup player, and finally to Wimbledon. Along the way he cavorts with extraordinary characters among the world-class players, including a young Billy Jean King and Rod Laver -- and their tales, and his, shine throughout this irresistibly witty memoir. A cult classic among tennis aficionados when it was first published in the United States, it is a current bestseller in South Africa.

Memoirs

Mayflower Books

This novel is a searing psychological examination of U.S. Navy long-distance bomber crews in the waning months of the Pacific war.

Goodbye to Some: A Novel (CLASSICS OF NAVAL LITERATURE)

Literature & Fiction

United States

Naval Inst Pr

The South African tennis player reflects on his experiences around the world at different pro-tennis tournaments, and discusses his background, family, and political views

Too Soon to Panic: A Tennis Memoir

Peter Ustinov

Lyons Pr

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