Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (Paperback, New Ed)

'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 ...

General

Imprint:	Ebury Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	Tony Hawks
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	258
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-09-192035-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > General Books > Biography > General Books > Travel > General
LSN:	0-09-192035-3
Barcode:	9780091920357

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