A USA Today Notable Book
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"Keenly observed and provocative." - Sports Illustrated
"Trophy Son brings Conroy's The Great Santini and Malamud's The Natural into the present day...A terrific book." -Harlan Coben
New York Times bestselling author Douglas Bruntâs third novel, Trophy Son, tells the story of a tennis prodigy, from young childhood to the finals of the US Open, Wimbledon, and other tournaments around the world.
Growing up in the wealthy suburbs of Philadelphia, Anton Stratis is groomed to be one thing only: the #1 tennis player in the world. Trained relentlessly by his obsessive father, a former athlete who plans every minute of his sonâs life, Anton both aspires to greatness and resents its all-consuming demands. Lonely and isolatedâremoved from school and socialization to focus on tennisâAnton explodes from nowhere onto the professional scene and soon becomes one of the top-ranked players in the world, with a coach, a trainer, and an entourage.
But as Anton struggles to find a balance between stardom and family, he begins to make compromisesâfirst with himself, then with his health, and finally with the rules of tennis, a mix that will threaten to destroy everything he has worked for.
Trophy Son offers an inside look at the dangers of extraordinary pressure to achieve, whether in sports or any field, through the eyes of a young man defying his parentsâ ambitions as he seeks a life of his own.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Family Life
- Genre Fiction
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Author : Brunt, Douglas
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2018-06-12
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1250183170
ISBN-13 : 9781250183170
Item weight : 0.54 lb
Dimensions : 0.83 in x 5.12 in x 7.95 in
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