Riverbank Tweed and Roadmap Jenkins: Tales from the Caddie Yard
Format: Glassbook Format
In a series of linked stories that blend the authentic with the fantastic, Bo Links has created two wonderful title characters -- archetypes of caddie life -- who talk, work, think, and grow together, each getting from the other something he barely knew he needed: for one, a community to belong to and a sense of his own worth; for the other, a sense of continuity and an appreciation of his place in the world. Riverbank Tweed, who gets his nickname when he becomes so furious that he abandons a player's clubs by the banks of a river, is the young rebel. Having fled his home and family, he is trying to learn the ropes and make his way in the world. Roadmap Jenkins, so called for his uncanny ability to read greens and decipher the break, is the older, sage advisor who takes Riverbank under his wing. As he teaches him lessons about the game -- but also about life -- he too is transformed. Links tells of games, tournaments, and dramatic matches, leading Riverbank and Roadmap through a delicious array of unusual circumstances. In one story, big money rides on a player's ability to sink a tricky putt -- blindfolded -- during a late night match; in another, eight players throw out the Rules of Golf to play by one dictate only: you have to finish your round with the same ball you started with. The result is an innovative collection that both honors and illuminates the lure of the game.
$24.00 (USD)
Riverbank Tweed and Roadmap Jenkins: Tales from the Caddie Yard
Format: Microsoft Desktop Reader
In a series of linked stories that blend the authentic with the fantastic, Bo Links has created two wonderful title characters -- archetypes of caddie life -- who talk, work, think, and grow together, each getting from the other something he barely knew he needed: for one, a community to belong to and a sense of his own worth; for the other, a sense of continuity and an appreciation of his place in the world. Riverbank Tweed, who gets his nickname when he becomes so furious that he abandons a player's clubs by the banks of a river, is the young rebel. Having fled his home and family, he is trying to learn the ropes and make his way in the world. Roadmap Jenkins, so called for his uncanny ability to read greens and decipher the break, is the older, sage advisor who takes Riverbank under his wing. As he teaches him lessons about the game -- but also about life -- he too is transformed. Links tells of games, tournaments, and dramatic matches, leading Riverbank and Roadmap through a delicious array of unusual circumstances. In one story, big money rides on a player's ability to sink a tricky putt -- blindfolded -- during a late night match; in another, eight players throw out the Rules of Golf to play by one dictate only: you have to finish your round with the same ball you started with. The result is an innovative collection that both honors and illuminates the lure of the game.
$24.00 (USD)