Andrew M Kloak

Working the Glass (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"There's a warmth and geniality in the prose that's quite effective in Working the Glass: A Novel. Andrew is telling an exciting story with a likeable character in Frank. This writer took charge and did the rebounding to craft a successful narrative."

-Doug Dorst, author of the novel S, Amazon.com's #1 bestseller in mashup fiction

"Kloak's writing style is terrific. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel set in Chicago and the Czech Republic. The owner of the Svet basketball sports club gives Frank a raw deal. But deep down, our exciting hero has the attitude of a winner and the heart of a champion."

-A. John Popp, MD, FACS, winner of the Cushing Medal, the highest award in organized neurosurgery

"Readers demand a foreign love interest in a story like this. You also need enough sports scenes/action to make it credible and satisfying. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham has a similar premise but Andrew surpasses that and more in this book."

-Skip Horack, author of The Other Joseph and The Eden Hunter, a New York Times Editors' Choice

"I love Frank's character and we see him grow and expand with each chapter. He's a character that shows us how he feels on the inside. When he takes the floor, it's exciting and riveting. I was completely engrossed in this novel."

-Heather Haven, author Death of a Clown, Winner of the IPPY Silver for Best Mystery/Thriller

This is a wonderful glimpse into European basketball and Chicago-especially Ethnic Chicago. The story in the beginning of the novel of the cedar boards rubber-banded to the boys' hands is quite magical; it combines flawlessly the father's love and his impossible standards."

-Rob Ehle, Wallace Stegner Writing Fellow at Stanford

September 1993. Ferenc "Frank" Savek, a gritty rebounder and defensive specialist from Chicago's Czech neighborhoods, seizes his last chance at basketball glory by impersonating his Australia-bound brother, Josef on a struggling Czech superliga team mid-way through the season. The Svet Lions, situated in the Czech Republic's glass-making region, have never beaten championship-caliber teams since the league's formation in the Soviet era.

Frank and Jaroslav, a scrappy six-foot point guard from Plzen, play well together. Their forceful efforts lead a turnaround for Svet. The other superliga players furiously try to defeat the surging Svet Lions.

Working the Glass tells a story of love, redemption and second chances. A literary narrative of brothers whose bonds cannot be broken. This is the tale of one man's journey home...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Leaf Publishing Team
• Seitenzahl: 374
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780997027822
• Artikelnr.: 49829612

Autorenporträt

Andrew Kloak studied Creative Writing - Fiction at Stanford University and at the Writers' Loft, Chicago's top writing workshop. He believes messages received from Hermes help him navigate the worlds of humanity and the soul, leading him to the best hidden experiences of the two. Hermes is the Greek god and personal guide to travelers, athletes and writers. A longtime resident of Chicago, he now lives on Gastonia, North Carolina, where he's working on his next novel.