Book Description
August Witte is firmly against having children. But after seven years of marriage, his wife is delighted when she realizes she is unexpectedly pregnant. August is terrified, recognizing he never learned the first thing about being a good parent from his father London. A widower since August was a toddler, London has always valued the game of golf--a sport August has never had any talent for--more than his son.
In spite of how he hates the game, when August confronts his father, he finds himself agreeing to meet each month of the pregnancy for a round of golf. In exchange, London will give him the only thing that could make August agree to pick up a club again--memories of his mother, which he has written on golf scorecards since the day he met her. But August quickly realizes that his father's motive is not to teach him about golf, but to teach him about life--and he may discover that the old man just might know something about it worth sharing.
My thoughts
I do not play golf, but have reads two golf themed novels this week. I and enjoyed them both. Go figure. “The Nine Lessons: A Novel of Love, Fatherhood, and Second Chances” by Kevin Alan Milne is the story of father’s nine lessons of golf he offers to his estranged son, who is apprehensive of becoming a father himself. But the lessons are about life, as the father states many times “Golf Is Life”. The story is charming and I found myself a little surprised by some things; which made it all the more fun to read.
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