Fever Pitch

As a young boy, growing up in the Home Counties and watching his parents' marriage fall apart, the author had little sense of home. In this book, he vividly depicts his troubled relationship with his father,, his time as a teacher, and his first loves, all through the prism of the game, as he explores obsession, and the way it can shape a life.

In copilarie, crescand in judetele de origine si urmarind casnicia parintilor sai se destrama, autorul nu avea prea mult sentimentul de casa. In aceasta carte, el descrie in mod viu relatia sa tulbure cu tatal sau, timpul sau ca profesor si primele iubiri, toate prin prisma jocului, in timp ce exploreaza obsesia si modul in care aceasta poate modela o viata.