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The Starting Block (Paperback)
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The Starting Block (Paperback)
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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. "The Starting Block" 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 forces 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. Robert McCutcheon, a native of Pittsburgh, holds degrees
in English literature from Duke, Oxford and Stanford. He lives in
Elkins, West Virginia, and teaches at Davis & Elkins College,
where he can be contacted most days at noon in the pool.
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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 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
204 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9776993-8-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-9776993-8-2 |
Barcode: |
9780977699384 |
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