{"product_id":"9781250183170","title":"Trophy Son : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTrophy Son\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Douglas Brunt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e USA Today \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e \"Must Read\" Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Keenly observed and provocative.\" - \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTrophy Son \u003c\/i\u003ebrings Conroy's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santini \u003c\/i\u003eand Malamud's \u003ci\u003eThe Natural\u003c\/i\u003e into the present day...A terrific book.\" -Harlan Coben\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Douglas Brunt’s third novel, \u003ci\u003eTrophy Son, \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a tennis prodigy, from young childhood to the finals of the US Open, Wimbledon, and other tournaments around the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing 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 son’s life, Anton both aspires to greatness and resents its all-consuming demands. Lonely and isolated—removed from school and socialization to focus on tennis—Anton 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Anton struggles to find a balance between stardom and family, he begins to make compromises—first 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrophy Son \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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 parents’ ambitions as he seeks a life of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/i\u003e\"Must Read\" Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTrophy Son\u003c\/i\u003e brings Conroy's The Great Santini and Malamud's \u003ci\u003eThe Natural \u003c\/i\u003einto the present day, tackling our dangerous obsession with youth athletics and single-sport specialization. A terrific book.\" - Harlan Coben\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Keenly observed and provocative... \u003ci\u003eTrophy Son \u003c\/i\u003efollows prodigy Anton Stratis from an isolated childhood of grueling practice under the eye of his overbearing father to his dramatic rise through the competitive world of professional tennis.\" -\u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A Dickens-loving tennis prodigy finds himself the hero of his father's plot in Douglas Brunt's \u003ci\u003eTrophy Son, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich convincingly renders a pro-sports fishbowl peopled by drug-enhanced, endorsement-emblazoned warriors - and the attempts of one weary soldier to escape with his soul.\" - \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This wise novel explores the themes of sacrifice and maniacal parenting and alerts us to the cost of success. The lessons go well beyond sports.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTrophy Son \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating look at what sporting professionals sacrifice in order to succeed and the uncomfortable truths about domineering parents, grueling schedules, physical suffering, emotional pain and moral compromises.\" -\u003ci\u003e Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Brunt is] a pro at making us care about Anton, and he burrows into his protagonist’s troubled head. He nails the dysfunctional parent-child relationship fans have seen play out on so many tennis courts...his novel zips along nicely, perfect for summer and tennis season.” –\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating...a cautionary tale about our achievement-obsessed society.\"\u003ci\u003e –Town \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"By believably conjuring a professional tennis prodigy who is—of all things—poetic, sensitive, and well-read, Douglas Brunt's \u003ci\u003eTrophy Son\u003c\/i\u003e takes us deeper inside the modern men's game than any nonfiction account could.\" – James Kaplan, author of \u003ci\u003eSinatra: The Chairman\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eYou Cannot be Serious\u003c\/i\u003e with John McEnroe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brunt’s reputation for conducting tireless research to create page-turning fiction is fully upheld here, along with narrative inventiveness… [and] a nuanced perspective.” – \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Tennis fans who want to explore the demands of the sport - not just the physical demands, but the mental, emotional, and social ones as well - will find much to love in \u003ci\u003eTrophy Son\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eBook Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250183170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40675676225742,"sku":"9781250183170","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b9a89b4a-040c-4466-8cd3-e40fc35d0b9e.jpg?v=1639970178","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250183170","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}