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The Starting Block (Hardcover)
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Swimming runs in the Livingstone family, so to speak. And to
sixteen-year-old Teddy Livingstone, as he follows in the wake of
his two older brothers, life often seems more like a relay race
than even he would like. There is no doubt who anchors that relay.
His oldest brother, Chip, a senior in high school, is the fastest
of the boys in the water, as seems only right. Billy is the
in-between brother: not the youngest, not the fastest. But Teddy is
in between in his own way. False Start: Judges and Timers Ready
tells the story of the first of three big swimming meets in the
suburbs of 1967 Pittsburgh that make the brothers rivals and
teammates at the same time. The events of that crucial swimming
season force Teddy to choose which of his brothers to forgive-Billy
for losing or Chip for winning. Those months hold events for Teddy
besides the hundred free. He falls in love for the first time, he
learns to drive, and he has a falling out with his best friend. All
along he has to figure out how to think about girls, if your family
can be your friends, whether love can be won or lost like a race.
It helps Teddy to recount those events in his own way; he likes to
think he is ghost writing his life. Sometimes he speaks in the
first person; sometimes he prefers the distance of the third
person. This method suits his divided self-torn between childhood
and adulthood, between love and the illusion of love, but above all
between brothers.
General
Imprint: |
Bellissima
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2006 |
First published: |
October 2006 |
Authors: |
Robert McCutcheon
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9790449-1-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-9790449-1-X |
Barcode: |
9780979044915 |
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