{"product_id":"a-handful-of-summers-9780831743628","title":"A Handful of Summers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hilarious  classic memoir of the international tennis circuit.\"A Handful of Summers\" is a delightfully uninhibited insiders 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651388891189,"sku":"ByrdShop_083174362X","price":431.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780831743628.jpg?v=1781834319","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-handful-of-summers-9780831743628","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}