{"product_id":"trophy-son-a-novel","title":"Trophy Son: A Novel","description":"\"Trophy Son brings Conroy's The Great Santini and Malamud's The Natural into the present day...A terrific book.\" -Harlan Coben\n\nPrivate lessons. Professional coaches. Specialized camps for sports, math, music, and other fields. Today’s children are pushed to achieve excellence―or else. But at what cost? New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt’s 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.\n\nGrowing 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.\n\nBut 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.\n\nTrophy 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 parents’ ambitions as he seeks a life of his own.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250114802\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1250114802.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Brunt, Douglas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. This is an ex-library book with stickers and markings. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47674957988017,"sku":"RDV.1250114802.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/1250114802-0.jpg?v=1783363845","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/trophy-son-a-novel","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}