{"product_id":"9781250114815","title":"Trophy Son: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\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\u003ePrivate 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? \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","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120963207408,"sku":"9781250114815","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250114815_p0.jpg?v=1769892713","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250114815","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}