The Sportswriter - Frank Bascombe, Bk 1 Author:Richard Ford 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 marriage. — In the course... more » of the Easter week in which Ford's moving novel transpires, Bascombe will end up losing the remnants of his familiar life, though with his spirits soaring.« less