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In one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists, an exquisitely built coming-of-age novel set in the high-stakes world of English soccer - for enthusiasts of Nick Hornby and The Art of Fielding. After his unceremonious release from a Top League academy at 19, Tom feels his excellent future slipping away. The one deal offer he will get is from a lower-level membership. Away from home for the very first time, Tom struggles on / off the field, troubled to enough time cruel pranks and hazing rituals of his teammates. A taboo encounter upends what little stability he has, forcing Tom to reconcile his suppressed wishes along with his drive to achieve success. On the other hand, the team's popular captain, Chris, is within denial about the state of his relationship. His wife, Leah, has almost ignored the dreams she once placed for her career, as her man is transferred from membership to club. A Natural delves into the heart of a professional soccer membership: the pressure, the loneliness, the threat of scandal, the fragility of the body, and the have difficulties of conforming to the person everybody else expects you to be.
