The Endless Season

A novel about adversity, ambition, redemption, and the things we can't stop reaching for—even when our hands are already full.August Roux was the most exciting footballer on the planet until he became the most spectacular cautionary tale. Now he's in Chicago with a last-chance contract and a sobriety so fragile he counts it in days. South Africa just named him World Cup captain. Everything is tentatively, precariously held together.June Marais is a rising artist with a solo exhibition on the horizon and a secret she's carried since she was twenty years old. She’s been paid off to leave behind the truth and has tried to outrun it ever since.They're in the same city. They share a record store on Milwaukee Avenue. They don't know it yet. When a chance encounter pulls them back together, both will have to decide what they're willing to risk—and who they're willing to hurt—for a truth that's been buried so long it might not survive the daylight. Read more