The Rainbow Player

<p>England footballer Sammy Hatchington has never considered<br />sexuality before. As a teenager Sammy broke the mould of his<br />youthful peers with his desire to open the door to life’s endless<br />possibilities. He escaped a deprived estate and with the help of Old<br />Thomas his surrogate father Davey his soul-mate and Gran the<br />connoisseur of footballer’s bottoms launched himself on a path toward<br />his personal and professional goals. Now several years later he must<br />make a decision that could destroy everything he has fought for and<br />create a furious media frenzy………</p><p><br />David Kerby-Kendall’s joyous and witty novel challenges preconceptions<br />about professional sportsmen and love and is also a delightful and<br />moving story of a young man’s journey to self-knowledge.</p>