Rainbow Player

England footballer, Sammy Hatchington, has never consideredsexuality before. As a teenager, Sammy broke the mould of hisyouthful peers with his desire to open the door to life’s endlesspossibilities. He escaped a deprived estate and, with the help of OldThomas, his surrogate father, Davey, his soul-mate, and Gran, theconnoisseur of footballer’s bottoms, launched himself on a path towardhis personal and professional goals. Now, several years later, he mustmake a decision that could destroy everything he has fought for, andcreate a furious media frenzy………David Kerby-Kendall’s joyous and witty novel challenges preconceptionsabout professional sportsmen and love, and is also a delightful andmoving story of a young man’s journey to self-knowledge.