Sporting Memoirs: A Handful of Summers by Gordon Forbes and foreword by Peter Ustinov

• Paperback
• In fair condition - but the book is very readable.
• Published by Jonathan Ball Publishers in 1979
• 203 pages include numerous B&W photographs.

A Handful of Summers is a cult classic. It's a delightfully uninhibited insider's account of tennis on the international circuit - both on and off the court - in the fifties and sixties, 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 Africa Davis Cup player, and finally to Wimbledon. Along the way he cavorts with extraordinary characters among the world-class players, and their tales, and his, shine throughout this memoir of irresistible wit and humility 

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We also have a copy of the follow-up to this book which is called Too Soon to Panic