title: Working the Glass: A Novel
author:  Andrew M Kloak 
description: "There's a warmth and geniality in the prose that's quite effective in Working the Glass: A Novel. Andrew is telling an exciting story with a likeable character in Frank. This writer took charge and did the rebounding to craft a successful narrative." -Doug Dorst, author of the novel S, Amazon.com's #1 bestseller in mashup fiction "Kloak's writing style is terrific. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel set in Chicago and the Czech Republic. The owner of the Svet basketball sports club gives Frank a raw deal. But deep down, our exciting hero has the attitude of a winner and the heart of a champion." -A. John Popp, MD, FACS, winner of the Cushing Medal, the highest award in organized neurosurgery "Readers demand a foreign love interest in a story like this. You also need enough sports scenes/action to make it credible and satisfying. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham has a similar premise but Andrew surpasses that and more in this book." -Skip Horack, author of The Other Joseph and The Eden Hunter, a New York Times Editors' Choice "I love Frank's character and we see him grow and expand with each chapter. He's a character that shows us how he feels on the inside. When he takes the floor, it's exciting and riveting. I was completely engrossed in this novel." -Heather Haven, author Death of a Clown, Winner of the IPPY Silver for Best Mystery/Thriller This is a wonderful glimpse into European basketball and Chicago-especially Ethnic Chicago. The story in the beginning of the novel of the cedar boards rubber-banded to the boys' hands is quite magical; it combines flawlessly the father's love and his impossible standards." -Rob Ehle, Wallace Stegner Writing Fellow at Stanford
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  ISLAND OF GLASS
  
  By Kathryn Le Veque
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright 2005 by Kathryn Le Veque
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any
  manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief
  quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
  
  Printed by Dragonblade Publishing in the United States of America
  
  Text copyright 2005 by Kathryn Le Veque  
  
  Cover copyright 2005 by Kathryn Le Veque
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  To my muse, Lee Reherman
  
  Who was surely Kenneth in another life
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  [CHAPTER ONE](index_split_004.html#filepos3005)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER TWO](index_split_005.html#filepos14117)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER THREE](index_split_006.html#filepos63825)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER FOUR](index_split_007.html#filepos92040)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER FIVE](index_split_008.html#filepos143957)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER SIX](index_split_009.html#filepos207506)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER SEVEN](index_split_010.html#filepos270907)
  
  
  
  
  
  [CHAPTER EIGHT](index_split_011.html#filepos330399)
  
  
  
  
  
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