Miracle on the 17th Green - Rilegato

"A fast-moving golf fantasy." (Publishers Weekly)

"Miracle on the 17th Green is...where miracles can happen to those who learn to dream again." (Calgary Sun Chris Nelson)

"Even if you don't know a birdie from a putter you can still enjoy this sweet tale of a middle-aged golfer's extraordinary blossoming." (The Evening Post (Wellington) Nichol Ruth)

"This is a hopeful little gem, and you don't even have to like golf to enjoy it." (BookReporter.com)

"Entertaining." (Kirkus Reviews)

"A cross between It's a Wonderful Life and a masculine version of Sleeping Beauty." (Library Journal)

"Patterson and coauthor de Jonge add a new twist by melding a golf story onto a sentimental Christmas fable. The resulting plot is sort of Rocky Does the Senior Tour with just a hint of It's a Wonderful Life." (BookList Bill Ott)

James Patterson published his first thriller in 1976 and since then has become one of the best-known and bestselling writers of all time, with more than 140 million copies of his books sold worldwide. He is the author of the two most popular detective series of the past decade, featuring Alex Cross and the Women's Murder Club, and he has written numerous other #1 bestsellers. He has won an Edgar Award - the mystery world's highest honor - and his novels Kiss the Girls and Along Came aSpider were made into feature films starring Morgan Freeman. His charity, the James Patterson PageTurner Awards, has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to individuals and groups that promote the excitement of books and reading. He lives in Florida.
Peter de Jonge is a long time contributor to The New York Times Magazine whose work has appeared in The Best American Sports Writing and numerous other anthologies. He has coauthored with Patterson the bestselling books Beach Road and TheBeach House. He lives in New York.