The Last Season
  • Published: 15 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9780804172509
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $45.00
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The Last Season

A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime of College Football

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A fresh and moving account of fathers, sons, and football--Stuart Stevens returns to his native South to spend a season with his ninety-five-year-old dad, sharing the unique joys, disappointments, and life lessons of Saturdays with their beloved Ole Miss Rebels.

Fathers, sons, and sports are enduring themes of American literature. Here, in this fresh and moving account, a son returns to his native South to spend a special autumn with his ninety-five-year-old dad, sharing the unique joys, disappointments, and life lessons of Saturdays with their beloved Ole Miss Rebels.
 
Now, driving to and from the games, and cheering from the stands, they take stock of their lives as father and son, and as individuals, reminding themselves of their unique, complicated, precious bond.
 
Poignant and full of heart, but also irreverent and often hilarious, The Last Season is a powerful story of parents and children and of the importance of taking a backward glance together while you still can.
  • Published: 15 September 2016
  • ISBN: 9780804172509
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $45.00
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Praise for The Last Season

Advance praise for The Last Season

  • "Through the lens of college football, Stuart Stevens has produced a poignant tale of fathers, sons, race, and growing up in the South during the late 1960s. Besides being a delightful read, it is a reminder of the joy of relishing what is meaningful in life." --Walter Isaacson
  • "An instant classic. This is an absolute gift to sports fans. I don't remember when I have enjoyed a book more than this one. This is a special book, one people will share with their children and grandchildren. This book is truly one for the ages." --Paul Finebaum
  • "Stuart Stevens takes the time out from his extraordinarily successful life to spend one last season with his 95-year-old father. They spend a final year as father and son paying fanatical attention to every form of madness and bonding that Southern football represents. It's Ole Miss, it's nuts, it's outrageous, it's got depth and emotion, and it's one of the best father-son books I've read in years. 'Hotty Toddy' is the only phrase you need to know to love this book." --Pat Conroy

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