As promised here is the 600th book review I’ve
posted on Amazon earlier today:
I
read this book via an Amazon-US KINDLE Unlimited download.
As
young, urban boys who sometimes have nothing do except occasionally commit some
mischief, Justin Ventimiglia and Keith Puccio got involved with and got picked
up performing an act of property destruction. Naturally, these two juveniles
had to be taught that they need to pay for what they’ve done, and the St. Louis
authorities felt the best way would be to give them summer jobs at the Prairie
Winds Golf Course on the east side of town.
The
story this book contains is a coming of age one as these two protagonists
experience a life outside of the dysfunctional one they’ve become used to
living in. The shenanigans of the eccentric adults with their drinking,
gambling and smoking they witness causes them to have some interesting
reactions. This creates a somewhat special bond between all involved.
When
you throw in a young man fighting the dreaded disease of cancer into the mix,
you get an emotionally touching story of life and death, as Justin and Keith
begin to have an understanding of the tests life can throw in front of you
along with the love for the game of golf itself with the challenges it gives to
those who play it.
While
this book seems geared to those who are golfers, it’s a story which can be
enjoyed by anyone. Although this book reads like a stand-alone, it’s the second
part of the six-book series [Prairie Winds Golf Course] written by the author,
James Ross.
For
having given his readers, this poignant coming of age story, I’ve given Mr.
Ross 5 STARS for his endeavor here.
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