The Sidekick
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An unforgettable novel about basketball and race, friendship and envy, and the powerful divide that separates greatness from ordinary life. ONE OF THE WEEK'S BEST NOVELS OF 2022'Exquisite. . . Warm, humane, and tragic.' JONATHAN LETHEM 'Compelling and emotionally resonant.' SpectatorAt his high school basketball try-outs, nerdy sports-obsessed Brian Blum meets new kid MarcusHayes. As a sportswriter, Brian spends the following twenty years tracking his friends' superstar NBAcareer. But when Marcus mounts his last dance comeback, after a couple of years out of the game,both men must face the tensions of their unlikely dynamic, and the disappointments of gettingolder.Praise for The Sidekick:'There is something so compelling about the questions of whether these two friends, despite theirfraught history and hefty egos, will rekindle a genuine connection . . . you'll want to know how thegame turns out.' TLS'Contemporary fiction's best kept secret . . . It's gratifying to observe someone with a large amount of specific knowledge not only imparting that expertise, but unlocking some deeper meaning within it, like a top sports star working their magic.' Sunday Business Post
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An unforgettable novel about basketball and race, friendship and envy, and the powerful divide that separates greatness from ordinary life. ONE OF THE WEEK'S BEST NOVELS OF 2022'Exquisite. . . Warm, humane, and tragic.' JONATHAN LETHEM 'Compelling and emotionally resonant.' SpectatorAt his high school basketball try-outs, nerdy sports-obsessed Brian Blum meets new kid MarcusHayes. As a sportswriter, Brian spends the following twenty years tracking his friends' superstar NBAcareer. But when Marcus mounts his last dance comeback, after a couple of years out of the game,both men must face the tensions of their unlikely dynamic, and the disappointments of gettingolder.Praise for The Sidekick:'There is something so compelling about the questions of whether these two friends, despite theirfraught history and hefty egos, will rekindle a genuine connection . . . you'll want to know how thegame turns out.' TLS'Contemporary fiction's best kept secret . . . It's gratifying to observe someone with a large amount of specific knowledge not only imparting that expertise, but unlocking some deeper meaning within it, like a top sports star working their magic.' Sunday Business Post
AmazonPagina's: 368, Editie: Main, Paperback, Faber & Faber
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