The Gentlemen's Sport & Social Club - Tapa dura

The Gentlemen's Sport and Social Club is a metaphysical tale of trust, belief, and everlasting love.Disillusioned with the corporate rat race and ready for retirement, John carves out a new life in a cabin in the mountains.Out for a morning walk, John meets articulate and enigmatic Evangeline and is immediately drawn to her intelligence, poise, and beauty. When Evangeline asks him to join her club, his cynicism surfaces: has her friendship simply been a setup? She tells him, “It's called The Gentlemen's Sport and Social Club, and it has a very elite membership.” John is both entranced and apprehensive. “Is happiness settling for what one has; or, is it found in risking what one has settled for?” The answer to this question takes John on a mystic journey in search of beauty, love, and truth in the ever elusive “now.” With The Gentlemen's Sport and Social Club, author Joe Petterle has crafted a story that is part metaphysical adventure and part esoteric romance—and wholly enchanting.

Joe Petterle brings a love of classic fiction and storytelling to The Gentlemen's Sport and Social Club. He is an avid reader, writer, student of western and eastern philosophy, ardent collector of all types of music, and author of nonfiction books and articles. In this, his first novel, he fashions a tightly-woven metaphysical mystery and intriguing romance fueled by the characters' passion for life and their lost but not discarded dreams.Dr. Petterle resides in Northern California, splitting his time between the quick pace of the city and the solitude of his mountain cabin where he does most of his writing.