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ONE OF THIS WEEK''S BEST NOVELS OF 2022
The perfect novel for fans of The Last Dance, Hoop Dreams and Winning Time

Exquisite. . . Warm, humane, and tragic.' JONATHAN LETHEM

At his high school basketball try-outs, nerdy sports-obsessed Brian Blum meets new kid Marcus
Hayes. As a sportswriter, Brian spends the following twenty years tracking his friends' superstar NBA
career. 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 getting
older.

Praise for The Sidekick:

There is something so compelling about the questions of whether these two friends, despite their
fraught history and hefty egos, will rekindle a genuine connection . . . you'll want to know how the
game turns out.' TLS

Compelling and emotionally resonant.'

The Sidekick

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 6 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9780571371532
      978-0571371532
      ISBN-10 0571371531
      Also in:
      Contemporary Fiction Crime & Thrillers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ONE OF THIS WEEK''S BEST NOVELS OF 2022
      The perfect novel for fans of The Last Dance, Hoop Dreams and Winning Time

      Exquisite. . . Warm, humane, and tragic.' JONATHAN LETHEM

      At his high school basketball try-outs, nerdy sports-obsessed Brian Blum meets new kid Marcus
      Hayes. As a sportswriter, Brian spends the following twenty years tracking his friends' superstar NBA
      career. 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 getting
      older.

      Praise for The Sidekick:

      There is something so compelling about the questions of whether these two friends, despite their
      fraught history and hefty egos, will rekindle a genuine connection . . . you'll want to know how the
      game turns out      .' TLS

      Compelling and emotionally resonant.'

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