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This Sporting Life (Paperback)
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This Sporting Life (Paperback)
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List price R510
Loot Price R446
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You Save R64 (13%)
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A rugby player finds fame and fortune in a bleak mining town, but
he cannot outrun the emptiness he feels inside in Man Booker
Prize-winning author David Storey's seminal first novel On
Christmas Eve, Arthur breaks his two front teeth. A teammate on the
rugby pitch is too slow with a handoff, and instead of catching the
ball, Art catches an opponent's foot right in the mouth. When he
regains consciousness, the match is almost over, but he keeps
playing regardless. Where else would he go? His entire life, Art
has only cared about sports and nothing grabs his attention quite
like the lightning-fast violence of Rugby League. He knows it could
kill him, but it also makes him feel alive. In this hard-bitten
Yorkshire mining town, the warriors of the rugby pitch are treated
like gods. Through the aggressive sport, Art finds money, friends,
and countless women. But when his lust for violence begins to fade,
will he have the courage to leave the game behind?
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