The Sportswriter by Richard Ford [1995 PAPERBACK] junior and his wife Katherine become

and his wife Katherine become the parents of a beautiful boy whose destiny is to fulfill the most horrible prophecy ever made

Against him is arrayed a swelling legion of foes—both more and less than human

Dust jacket is excellent but has a few spots of discoloration on back and a bit on underside  Book itself is excellent & reads like new

Nice copy with some light wear to cover

The Sportswriter by Richard Ford [1995 PAPERBACK] junior and his wife Katherine becomeSECOND VINTAGE EDITION [1995] VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES Trade paperback in Very Good condition. Light wear to cover; tanning to pages. As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people men, mostly who live entirely within themselves. This is a condition that Frank himself aspires to. But at thirty eight, he suffers from incurable dreaminess, occasional pounding of the heart, and the not too distant losses of a career, a son, and a