Days of Grace
A Novel

I thought this was, supposed to be, about tennis... Instead, it was mostly long-winded and outdated views on issues that must have been important in the late 80s.......more

Questo libro non parla (quasi) di tennis. È la storia di un grande tennista che si apre con la necessità per lui di dover indire una conferenza stampa per annunciare al mondo di aver contratto l’Aids, prima che siano i media stessi a farne un argomento di gossip. A quel punto della sua vita Arthur Ash......more

I was vaguely familiar with Arthus Ashe after reading, Kaffir Boy, and Open. I was primarily familiar with him in regards to being a fantastic tennis player, and being the first black tennis player to win wimbleton. I was unprepared for the fascinating view into his life. He speaks little of his ten......more

This was a dry - sometimes even boring -memoir: it's tone reserved and reflective as you might expect from a writer whose life would soon end. It was not funny, nor exciting,nor inspiring, but it was quite profound, and comforting. Days of Grace is the title, and 'grace' refers to the way Ashe played......more