Match Maker

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Praise of Match Maker

"Daniel and Jared are on the threshold of big success in the tennis world, when the powers that be discover they are lovers, and the roof caves in on them. Four years later, Jared has found his solace in the bottle and Daniel works as a tennis pro at a country club, when he is asked to coach young Conner Lin. Conner is talented, Chinese - and straight, with lots and lots of attitude.

So, is this what you’d call a tennis novel? Well, yes, and, no. There’s plenty of tennis, true, but in the author’s gifted hands, playing the game of tennis becomes a metaphor for playing the game of life. Match Maker is first and foremost a story about putting your life together – especially putting it back together when it’s been shattered. There’s plenty of tennis excitement, if that’s your thing, and if not, there is also courage, romance, violence – and plenty of occasions for tears. Warning: have some hankies on hand.

As a writer, Alan Chin is a Grand Slam champion. He’s at the top of his game here."

Victor J. Banis, author of Long Horns, Angel Land and Lola Dances.