Trophy Son, Douglas Brunt
Trophy Son, Douglas Brunt
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Trophy Son
A Novel

Author: Douglas Brunt

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/30/2017


Synopsis

"Trophy Son brings Conroy's The Great Santini and Malamud's The Natural into the present day...A terrific book." -Harlan Coben

A compelling, provocative novel about a father, his son, and the cost of early excellence in our achievement-obsessed society.

The third audiobook by New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt, Trophy Son tells the story of tennis prodigy Anton Stratis, from an isolated childhood of grueling practice under the eye of his obsessed father, to his dramatic rise through the intensely competitive world of professional tennis.

Written with an insider knowledge of the tennis circuit, Trophy Son explores a young man striving to find balance in his life, navigating moral compromises, performance-enhancing drugs, and the elusive lure of wealth and celebrity. From Wimbledon and the U.S. Open to the off-court life of elite players, Anton finds exhilarating highs and desolate lows as he searches for an identity apart from his achievements.

About Douglas Brunt

Douglas Brunt is the author of the New York Times bestseller Ghosts of Manhattan and The Means. A Philadelphia native, he lives in New York with his wife and their three children.

About Dan Bittner

Dan Bittner has narrated dozens of audio books and has starred on stage and on the screen, in movies such as Men in Black, Adventureland, and the Producers: The Movie Musical. He has also appeared onstage as Macbeth Malcolm and Sherlock Holmes in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He has narrated popular audio books such as The Eleventh Plague, Hero, and Forever.


Reviews

Goodreads review by JanB

How to weigh the ambitions of your parents with forging your own life, your own path, and your own ambitions? In the world of elite sports it’s not easy. The cost of making an elite athlete is high: private coaches, lessons, travel, tournaments, personal trainers, etc. Not to mention the personal co......more

Goodreads review by Kasa

In this well written novel, Douglas Brunt captures the pressures faced by Anton Stratis, whose life is almost a mirror image of that of Andre Agassi. Both came from Greek heritage and had fathers who failed in their own attempts at competition in other sports, seeking glory through their sons who th......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

As I was reading I had the distinct impression Trophy Son was autobiographical rather than a work of fiction it felt so authentic. Not being a tennis fan I could easily have been convinced Anton Stratis the protagonist was a former world number one reflecting on his life growing up and being coached......more


Quotes

"Dan Bittner's narration captures the stress, anguish, and occasional joy Anton Stratis experiences during his ascent to the top of the tennis world under the thumb of his father, who controls every aspect of his son's cloaked life. ...it is Bittner's delivery, especially his adroit pacing of the story, that enables this book to succeed in audio." -AudioFile