Celestial Cardplay

Description

Readers of David Bird’s humorous bridge stories will give a delighted welcome to this new addition to the celebrated series. As ever, the irascible Abbot makes his acerbic presence felt and the long-suffering fraternity diverts itself with much entertaining and excitingly interesting bridge.

For more than 30 years, David Bird’s tales of the bridge-crazy monks of St Titus have appeared in magazines around the world. In this tenth collection in book form, the pompous and self-important Abbot hosts a tricky visit from Monsignor Vecchio, a representative of the Vatican authorities. Everything must be done to ensure that the visitor, a very moderate bridge player, finishes well in the monastery duplicate. In another story, the Abbot visits the Convent of St Hilda’s and is not overjoyed to be put in partnership with the 80-year-old Mother of Discipline.

Regular followers of David Bird’s work will know what to expect – a first-rate mixture of excellent bridge, entertaining characters and sparkling dialogue.

David Bird is recognised as the world’s leading humorous bridge writer. He has written over 130 bridge books, and in the last ten years he has won six ‘Book of the Year’ awards from the American Bridge Teachers Association – and in 2016 won the International Bridge Press Association Book of the Year Award for The Abbot, the Parrot and the Bermuda Bowl. David contributes regularly to Bridge Magazine, English Bridge, Bridge World, the American Contract Bridge League bulletin and other magazines around the world, as well as Vu-Bridge on the internet. He is also a voice commentator for Bridge Base Online. He lives in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, England.

Additional information

Dimensions	0.5 × 5 × 7.75 in
Imprint	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780297858324
ISBN-10	0297858327
Author	David Bird
Audience	General / adult