James S. McCreath

I was in two minds whether to read and review this novel when I was offered it by the publisher via NetGalley originally.
To me the cover seemed flippant and appealing to the lowest common denominator.
Here in the U.K. football (or soccer if you must) is everywhere, talkshows, newspaper headlines, you name it football features somewhere.
Now the new season has started it gets worse!
Plus I don't rate the Portuguese Renaldo at all.
So against my better judgement I began reading and soon changed my mind.
The threadf running through the story is one of despair and fear, with the description of the mothers of the "Disappeared" really hitting home the every day plight of the Argentinians.
The lives of the two brothers bring everything into sharp focus, one a gangster and the other an aspiring footballer.
The author has done some meticulous research into the troubled history of the country and has given the story some hope that things will get better some day.
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