Lost in the Garden
Encyclopedia
Lost in the Garden is a midlife-crisis
novel
by the American
writer Philip Beard
.
Set in contemporary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, it tells the story of 45-year-old Michael Benedict, who after the failure of his marriage, moves back with his parents and sets himself a goal of breaking 70 in his golf game and making the Champions Tour
by age 50.
Midlife Crisis
"Midlife Crisis" is a song by the American rock band Faith No More. It was released on May 26, 1992 as the first single from their fourth album, Angel Dust...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer Philip Beard
Philip Beard
Philip Beard is an American novelist.He was educated at Colgate University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is an attorney who lives in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.Beard is married with three kids.-Works:...
.
Set in contemporary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, it tells the story of 45-year-old Michael Benedict, who after the failure of his marriage, moves back with his parents and sets himself a goal of breaking 70 in his golf game and making the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
by age 50.