GOLFING WITH GOD: A NOVEL OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
Book ID/图书代码： 05B08883
English Summary/英文概要： In a previous life, Herman “Hank” Fins-Winston had been a golf pro—an excellent teacher of the game who never quite made it on the circuit, having missed his one real shot at greatness. He now lives in a lovely condominium on the thirteenth fairway of one of heaven’s 8,187 golf courses. God and His closest companions, you see, play the game often. And though Jesus never bothers to keep score, Buddha never takes a practice swing, and Moses doesn’t consider it cheating when he parts the courses’ water hazards, they all take the sport very seriously. In heaven, even God replaces His divots.
Hank’s afterlife takes an unexpected turn when he is summoned to help a player whose game is in a slump. To his dismay, his new pupil is God Himself. Or Herself. Depending on the day. As they play the most heavenly courses in paradise and back on earth, Hank realizes that it’s he who’s learning the lessons—about fearing failure, about second chances, about the connectedness of all living things, about not taking the next breath for granted, and about our God-given ability to improve ourselves—one stroke at a time.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： “多么了不起和令人难以忘怀的高尔夫小说，这真是难得的文学珍品。在《与上帝打高尔夫球》中，Roland Merullo用简洁和富有魅力的文字带我们走进了来世的世界。我分成两次就读完了它，真希望故事能够一直延续下去。喜欢高尔夫球的有思想的读者----或者你就爱上了一位高尔夫选手----一定会觉得Merullo的奇遇仿佛让你透过高高的云层窥视到了天堂。这是我读过的最好的一部高尔夫小说。”
Herman “Hank” Fins-Winston的前世是位职业高尔夫选-----其实他是位很了不起的高尔夫教练，但在高尔夫职业巡回比赛场上他几乎没什么作为，使尽浑身解数还是差一口气。现在的Herman到是舒舒服服的生活在天堂上，在这里有8187个硕大的高尔夫场，他就生活在其中的一个球场的第十三球道的公寓里。虽然基督耶酥从来不会去记比分，菩萨也从来不会练习甩杆，摩西也总会弄点小动作，然而他们都把高尔夫当真。在天堂，就连上帝也会换他的草皮。
正当Hank在天堂享受着他平静生活的时候，因为一个特别的事情，他的来世生活出现了意想不到的变化------他被叫去帮助一位正处于事业低谷的高尔夫球手重整旗鼓。让他沮丧的是，他的这位学生居然就是上帝他或者她本人。当他俩在天堂打起了最优美的球赛时，Hank开始慢慢意识到，其实真正在学习的人是他自己，在与上帝一起打高尔夫的这段时间里，他了解到不畏惧失败，所有生命物质之间都是有紧密关联的，不要想当然的认为接下来会怎样，还有上帝赐给我们不断提高自我的能力----当然是一步步。
Awards/获奖情况：(Library Journal in a Starred review says: "...This New Age novel will appeal to fans of Alice Sebold and Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet in Heaven"
About the Author/作者介绍： Roland Merullo, a critically acclaimed novelist and golfing aficionado, is the author of the Revere Beach Trilogy, three novels about growing up in a tight-knit community outside Boston, as well as Passion for Golf: In Pursuit of the Innermost Game. He lives with his wife and daughters in Massachusetts.
Format:HARDCOVER
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