Serena Yates's Reviews > The Athlete and the Aristocrat

There is usually a lot more focus on professional athletes while they are at the top of their sport, but that time is usually limited to a few years. What they do with their life afterwards ranges from “nothing much” to continued celebrity status to charitable work. This novel focuses on Simon, a professional football player (of the soccer variety) who wants to set up a Europe-wide charity to support underprivileged children so they can play football and maybe become professionals as well. It’s a very worthy goal, makes for an interesting story, and by the time Simon secures funding from a major European corporation, the fact that they supply him with an executive consultant who is the corporation’s owner’s son, Lucien, there is a personal dimension as well. It makes for a great mix and had me engaged from the start.


Please find my full review of the second edition on Rainbow Book Reviews.