Working the Glass

<p>“There’s a warmth and geniality in the prose that’s 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.”</p><p>—<strong>Doug Dorst author of the novel S Amazon.com’s #1 bestseller in mashup fiction</strong></p><p> </p><p>“Kloak’s 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.”</p><p>—<strong>A. John Popp MD FACS winner of the Cushing Medal the highest award in organized neurosurgery</strong></p><p>“Readers demand a foreign love interest in a story like this. You also need enough sports scenes/action to make it credible and satisfying. <em>Playing for Pizza</em> by John Grisham has a similar premise but Andrew surpasses that and more in this book.”</p><p>—<strong>Skip Horack author of The Other Joseph and The Eden Hunter a New York Times Editors’ Choice</strong></p><p> </p><p>“I love Frank’s character and we see him grow and expand with each chapter. He’s a character that shows us how he feels on the inside. When he takes the floor it’s exciting and riveting.  I was completely engrossed in this novel.”</p><p>—<strong>Heather Haven author Death of a Clown Winner of the IPPY Silver for Best Mystery/Thriller </strong></p><p> </p><p>This is a wonderful glimpse into European basketball and Chicago­<em>—</em>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 father’s love and his impossible standards.”</p><p>—<strong>Rob Ehle Wallace Stegner Writing Fellow at Stanford</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>September 1993.</strong> Ferenc “Frank” Savek a gritty rebounder and defensive specialist from Chicago’s 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 Republic’s glass-making region have never beaten championship-caliber teams since the league’s formation in the Soviet era.</p><p>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.</p><p><em>Working the Glass</em> 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 man's journey home...</p>