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A Handful of Summers

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First published
1978
Pages
368
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A Handful of Summers is a classic book about tennis in the 1950s and 60s. It shares fun and honest stories of players on and off the court, including legends like Fred Perry and Virginia Wade. Forbes starts with his childhood on a South African farm and his journey to playing at Wimbledon. He tells tales of interesting characters with humor and modesty.

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Gordon Forbes

Gordon Forbes was a South African tennis player and memoirist whose writing captured the amateur circuit of the 1950s and 1960s. He represented South Africa in Davis Cup competition, reached the 1962 United States Championships quarterfinals, and won the 1955 French Championships mixed doubles title with Darlene Hard.

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Book facts

First published
1978
Reading time
About 6 hours
Pages
368
Language
English
Genre
Sports
Formats
PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Read online