Godwin av Joseph O¿Neill

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¿A fantastic novel, brilliantly crafted¿ MARCUS DU SAUTOY''Enthralling ¿ not to be missed''GUARDIAN¿A meticulously constructed marvel'' WASHINGTON POST''I wish there were more books like this'' ELIF BATUMANThe return of Joseph O¿Neill, with a story on the scale of the international phenomenon Netherland: the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African football prodigy who might change their fortunes.Mark Wolfe, a brilliant if self-thwarting technical writer, lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Sushila, and their toddler daughter. His half-brother Geoff, born and raised in the UK, is a desperate young football agent. He pulls Mark across the ocean into a scheme to track down an elusive prospect known only as ¿Godwin¿ ¿ an African teenager Geoff believes could be the next Messi.Narrated in turn by Mark and his work colleague Lakesha Williams, the novel is both a tale of family and migration, and an international adventure story that implicates the brothers in the be