{"id":622,"date":"2010-08-04T07:15:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T14:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertfagan.com\/?p=622"},"modified":"2011-11-21T09:33:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:33:31","slug":"book-review-the-american-golfer-by-anthony-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/golf\/622\/book-review-the-american-golfer-by-anthony-robinson","title":{"rendered":"Book Review:  \u201cThe American Golfer\u201d by Anthony Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\ufeff\ufeff<a href=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2010\/08\/book-review.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-856\" src=\"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2010\/08\/book-review.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"105\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Candidly I read \u201cThe American Golfer\u201d as a favor to a friend who is the son of the author, Anthony Robinson.\u00a0 It\u2019s a rare fictional golf piece that entertains me, let alone moves me.\u00a0 \u201cThe American Golfer\u201d did both.\u00a0 An easy and compelling read, I am delighted to offer a <em>full <\/em>endorsement of Mr. Robinson and his work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">While the setting is Ireland with the background of golf, for me \u201cThe American Golfer\u201d is more about the movement of life and relationships, growth and love, and history that transcends the golf scene.\u00a0 If you are a golfer, you will understand and savor the knowledge and storytelling that Anthony Robinson offers and appreciate its main character.\u00a0 If you are not a golfer, that matters little.\u00a0 You may pick up a better understanding and appreciation for the game, and there is plenty of romantic and historical intrigue to attract you.<\/p>\n<p>Set in 1998, the protagonist is Charlie Kingston, an American golf touring professional who after losing his daughter, his marriage, and his PGA TOUR Card goes on a hiatus to search for the gravesite of his great-grandmother in Ireland.\u00a0 In the process, Kingston discovers much more in the way of giving, romance, political intrigue, violence, and self-discovery. \u00a0\u00a0On at least two occasions he crosses the lines of acceptability, but also shows a good heart in many other circumstances, and eventually realizes that he cannot be bought and must be true to all. As interesting to me were Charlie\u2019s two female leads, Lora and Fiona, and the way their characters developed.\u00a0 As Charlie faces his golfing journey, he likewise follows the twists and turns of life. For me the most compelling message is that life is all about relationships and transitions and how we, like Charlie, follow its path and detours and move on.<\/p>\n<p>Golf gets this story started, but Anthony Robinson is a talented storyteller with a message that for me transcends the game.\u00a0 At a time when golf novels usually bore me, \u201cThe American Golfer\u201d entertained and moved me.\u00a0 Count me as a new Anthony Robinson fan and I\u2019d love to see this tale as a movie though the screen may not match his storytelling.\u00a0 I am pleased to give \u201cThe American Golfer\u201d a hearty and enthusiastic two thumbs up!<\/p>\n<p>The book, &#8220;American Golfer,&#8221; is available on www.amazon.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob Fagan reviews &#8220;The American Novel&#8221; and surprised himself by giving it an enthusiastic two thumbs up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2437],"tags":[1046280,2828,2829,414],"class_list":["post-622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-book-reviews","tag-book-reviews","tag-anthony-robinson","tag-golf-fiction","tag-ireland"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2010\/08\/book-review.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6278,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622\/revisions\/6278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/robertfagan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}