{"product_id":"sportswriter-paperback-ford-richard-1","title":"Sportswriter [Paperback] Ford, Richard","description":"\u003cp\u003e**The Sportswriter by Richard Ford - Preloved Paperback**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Frank Bascombe, a former novelist turned sportswriter navigating the messy aftermath of divorce and tragedy in suburban New Jersey. Ford's brutally honest contemporary fiction follows Frank through Easter weekend as he grapples with failed dreams, fractured relationships, and that peculiar brand of middle-aged melancholy that hits harder than a fastball to the gut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't your typical midlife crisis novel - Ford strips away the self-pity to examine masculinity, loss, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Perfect for readers who enjoyed *Revolutionary Road* or anyone fascinated by flawed, real characters stumbling through ordinary American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford crafts prose that's both accessible and deeply affecting, proving literary fiction doesn't need to be stuffy. This preloved copy from Patina Paperbacks shows gentle wear but remains completely readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ford captures the ache of everyday disappointment with stunning clarity.\" - Book Review Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Frank Bascombe is infuriating and completely human - couldn't put it down.\" - Literary Digest\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patina Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46095431991461,"sku":"BIN-RR7-GEN-18347-11-17-2025","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/1407\/9909\/files\/81aA_2BXAyH0L.jpg?v=1763513383","url":"https:\/\/patinapaperbacks.com\/products\/sportswriter-paperback-ford-richard-1","provider":"Patina Paperbacks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}