Two Years in St. Andrews

The Old Course at St. Andrews is to golfers what St. Peter's is to Catholics or the Western Wall to Jews - the ultimate hallowed ground, the course that every player longs to play - and to master. In 1983, George Peper was holidaying in Scotland and playing a round at St. Andrews when he hit a hideous slice. In searching for the ball, Peper came across a 'For Sale' sign on a stone townhouse alongside the 18th hole. Two months later he and his wife became the proud owners of 9A Gibson Place - or, as he describes it, 'seven rooms of golf-lover's heaven.' Flash forward to 2003 when Peper has retired after twenty-five years as editor-in-chief of Golf magazine. His youngest son has gone off to university and virtually the next day Peper and his wife, Libby, sell their house in New York and move to St. Andrews. The house needs considerable work, and Libby takes charge of renovations, while George takes charge of playing golf (determined to break par on the Old Course), and they both begin to learn the ways of the Scots. Their plan is to spend two years in Scotland then sell the house and return to the States. Or will they fall in love with St. Andrews and find themselves unable to leave?
TWO YEARS IN ST ANDREWS is the perfect armchair escape for golf lovers - a warm, witty, true-life adventure and a fitting tribute to the great game and to the millions who share Peper's passion.