**In the style of Margaret Atwood, Cormac McCarthy, and *The Walking Dead*, *The Amateurs* is a post-apocalyptic examination of nostalgia, loss and the possibility of starting over.** PINA, the largest tech company in the world, introduces a product called *port*. These ports offer space-time trav
The Amateurs
โ Scribed by John Niven
- Publisher
- HarperCollins e-books
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
"Brilliant."
--GQ
"Hilarious."
-- The Times (London)
"A novel about golf that is not only hilarious, but gripping, sexy, violent, and outrageous. . . . Niven combines his increasingly bizarre plots, and some shocking behavior, with considerable skill and, of course, large helpings of humor."
-- The Mirror
From Kill Your Friends author John Niven, The Amateurs is a side-splitting and whip-smart examination of golf, infidelity, and how little white balls make some men insane.
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