Working the Glass

Theres a warmth and geniality in the prose thats quite effective in Working the Glass: A Novel. Andrew is telling an exciting story with a likeable character in Frank. This writer took charge and did the rebounding to craft a successful narrative.--Doug Dorst author of the novel S Amazon.coms #1 bestseller in mashup fictionKloaks writing style is terrific. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel set in Chicago and the Czech Republic. The owner of the Svet basketball sports club gives Frank a raw deal. But deep down our exciting hero has the attitude of a winner and the heart of a champion.--A. John Popp MD FACS winner of the Cushing Medal the highest award in organized neurosurgeryReaders demand a foreign love interest in a story like this. You also need enough sports scenes/action to make it credible and satisfying. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham has a similar premise but Andrew surpasses that and more in this book.--Skip Horack author of The Other Joseph and The Eden Hunter a New York Times Editors ChoiceI love Franks character and we see him grow and expand with each chapter. Hes a character that shows us how he feels on the inside. When he takes the floor its exciting and riveting. I was completely engrossed in this novel.--Heather Haven author Death of a Clown Winner of the IPPY Silver for Best Mystery/Thriller This is a wonderful glimpse into European basketball and Chicago­--especially Ethnic Chicago. The story in the beginning of the novel of the cedar boards rubber-banded to the boys hands is quite magical; it combines flawlessly the fathers love and his impossible standards.--Rob Ehle Wallace Stegner Writing Fellow at StanfordSeptember 1993. Ferenc Frank Savek a gritty rebounder and defensive specialist from Chicagos Czech neighborhoods seizes his last chance at basketball glory by impersonating his Australia-bound brother Josef on a struggling Czech superliga team mid-way through the season. The Svet Lions situated in the Czech Republics glass-making region have never beaten championship-caliber teams since the leagues formation in the Soviet era.Frank and Jaroslav a scrappy six-foot point guard from Plzeň play well together. Their forceful efforts lead a turnaround for Svet. The other superliga players furiously try to defeat the surging Svet Lions.Working the Glass tells a story of love redemption and second chances. A literary narrative of brothers whose bonds cannot be broken. This is the tale of one mans journey home...