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Playing the Moldovans at Tennis

Playing the Moldovans at Tennis Fiction

Playing the Moldovans at Tennis

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'All I knew about Moldova were the names of eleven men printed on the inside back pages of my newspaper. None of them sounded to me like they were any good at tennis ...' An eccentric wager finds Tony Hawks, a man who loves an unusual challenge, bound for the little-known Eastern European state of Moldova. His mission: to track down members of the country's football team and persuade them to play him at tennis. The bizarre quest ultimately has little to do with tennis or football, but instead turns into an extraordinary journey involving the Moldovan underworld, gypsies, chronic power shortages, near kidnap, and a surprisingly tender relationship with his host family. Follow the fortunes of Tony in this hilarious and often moving adventure as it takes him from Moldova, onwards to Northern Ireland, leading to an exciting denouement in Nazareth - and the naked truth of the bet's final outcome ...
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2007-07-05
Publication Date:
2007-07-05
Publisher:
Ebury Publishing
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0091920353
ISBN13:
9780091920357
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
208 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
22 cm

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