Our Last Season

A Writer, a Fan, a Friendship

De: Harvey Araton

Narrado por: Fred Berman

Duración: 6 h y 32 m

Resumen del Editor

The moving story of a bond between sportswriter and fan that was forged in a shared love of basketball and grew over several decades into an extraordinary friendship

"This is a story about friendship, sports, aging, and ultimately time itself - the things it strips away and the things it cannot touch. I loved it." (Wright Thompson, author of Pappyland)

Harvey Araton is one of New York's - and the nation's - best-known sports journalists, having covered thousands of Knicks games over the course of a long and distinguished career. But the person at the heart of Our Last Season, Michelle Musler, is largely anonymous - except, that is, to the players, coaches, and writers who have passed through Madison Square Garden, where she held season tickets behind the Knicks bench for 45 years. In that time, as she juggled a successful career as a corporate executive and single parenthood of five children, she missed only a handful of home games. The Garden was her second home - and the place where an extraordinary friendship between fan and sportswriter was forged.

That relationship soon grew into something much bigger than basketball, with Michelle serving as a cherished mentor and friend to Harvey as he weathered life's inevitable storms: illness, aging, and professional challenges and transitions. During the 2017-18 NBA season, as Michelle faces serious illness that prevents her from attending more than a few Knicks games, Harvey finally has the chance to give back to Michelle everything she has given him: reminders of all she's accomplished, the blessings she's enjoyed, and the devoted friend she has been to him.

Chock-full of anecdotes from behind the scenes and cameos from Knicks legends - from Frazier, King, and Ewing to Riley, Van Gundy, and many more - the story of Harvey and Michelle's nearly four decades of friendship is a delight for basketball fans. But at its core, Our Last Season is a book for all of us, offering a poignant and inspiring message about how to live with passion, commitment, and optimism.

©2020 Harvey Araton (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A wonderful and engaging book, not only for basketball and Knicks fans, but also a meaningful look about the importance of friendship.” (Library Journal, starred review)

“In Our Last Season, Araton shares his years in sports media and covering the New York Knicks against the backdrop of his long, lovely and perhaps unlikely friendship with superfan Michelle Musler.... Araton writes with a reporter’s pen and a friend’s heart, providing great copy while making readers wish they had a Michelle Musler in their life.” (Shelf Awareness)

"A fascinating memoir....This heartwarming look at the life of a friend and die-hard sports fan is effortlessly charming.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Good story

I had read a previous book WHEN THE GARDEN WAS EDEN and enjoyed it a lot. This story sounded poignant. The story was but there were too many cliches in the prose which is why it does not receive 5 stars.