New York Times bestselling author Karl Taro Greenfeld penned the
novels The Subprimes and Triburbia, a New York Times Editor’s
Choice. His memoir, Boy Alone, was a Washington Post Best Book of
the Year. Karl has also written Dr. J: The Autobiography
(co-authored with Julius Erving), NowTrends, China Syndrome,
Standard Deviations, and Speed Tribes. His prizewinning writing has
appeared in Harper’s Magazine, the Atlantic, the Paris Review,
Vogue, GQ, the New York Times, The Best American Short Stories, The
Best American Sports Writing, The Best American Nonrequired
Reading, The Best American Travel Writing, The Best Creative
Nonfiction, The O. Henry Prize Stories, and others. His books have
been translated into twelve languages.
Karl currently lives in California with his wife and two
daughters—both of whom played youth soccer with neither distinction
nor enthusiasm.
“Greenfeld’s dynamic writing is infectious; his deeply flawed
heroine is as compelling as she is damaged.” —Booklist
“An emotionally raw but engaging story of a woman who recognizes
that her gift can help her escape.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Greenfeld’s writing gives off a vibe of a YA sports story full of
off-the-field conflicts, including questionable decisions about
sex. Trudy is a conflicted protagonist who will draw sympathy from
readers, but others may find her someone they love to hate.”
—Library Journal
“It’s a dark and thrilling exploration of changing relationships
and rivalries and times the desires of your heart don't necessarily
line up with the expectations of real life.” —Marie Claire
“Greenfeld has created a compelling teenage antiheroine, whose rage
and passion elevate the novel beyond a traditional coming-of-age
story…As Greenfeld traces her trajectory to become one of the
world’s best soccer players, he keys into her disappointments,
fears, and anxiety in ways that are profound and universal.”
—National Book Review
“True, the new novel by Karl Taro Greenfeld, does an absolutely
fantastic job of blending two seemingly disparate qualities: the
title character (and the book’s narrator) can be detached and
analytical while observing her life, but is also capable of deeply
visceral acts as she makes her way through the world of women’s
soccer in the late 1990s. As she balances a fractious home life
with a skill for the game, her amount of internal tension
approaches critical levels, leading to a series of harrowing
episodes.” —Vol. 1 Brooklyn
“Karl Taro Greenfeld’s novel about home and ambition follows the
story of Trudy, known to all of her friends as ‘True’. Obsessed
with soccer and wanting to eventually join the US women’s national
soccer team, True must navigate a series of setbacks, in addition
to coming to terms with her own place in the world.” —The
Margins
“Karl Taro Greenfeld’s novel True is a dark and compelling coming
of age story.” —Largehearted Boy
“This book broke my heart and put it back together again. This
isn’t just about the culture of high-stakes, highly competitive
youth sports; True is about how friendship grows into rivalry, the
powerful conflict between ambition and image, and the
responsibilities to family pitted against responsibility to the
whims and desires of your own heart. I was rooting for True through
every suspenseful and chaotic page; believe me, you will too.”
—Charles Bock, bestselling author of Alice & Oliver
“I can’t recall the last time I encountered a narrator as
compelling as True. She is as strong as she is vulnerable and as
talented as she is isolated and as single-minded as she is
reckless. Have you ever wanted anything so badly that you broke
bones for it? This is the story of that kind of want, the point at
which drive and desire collude, commiserate, combust. And the
prose. Karl Taro Greenfeld writes with a disarming, almost
subversive intimacy that will own you from the very first page. I
want this book in the hands of every reader I know. Yes. It’s that
good.” —Jill Alexander Essbaum, author of New York Times
bestselling novel Hausfrau
“True is a dark and lively ode to the single-minded dedication
required of greatness, a Black Swan on the pitch. I couldn't put it
down.” —Amelia Gray, author of Isadora and Gutshot: Stories
“There’s only one thing you can say after reading True: Karl Taro
Greenfeld is one of the best writers around. Get ready. This book
will destroy you.” —Scott McClanahan, author of The Sarah Book
“Greenfeld writes from the perspective of a young woman with ease
and believability; there are no false notes here, not a single
moment that I didn’t feel completely invested in, and half in love
with, True. True feels as if it were written in a dream,
as if Greenfeld was only there to transcribe it, which is what
every writer hopes to achieve in a novel.” —Mary Miller, author of
Big World, The Last Days of California, and Always Happy Hour
“True held me in thrall as I followed its namesake narrator from
girlhood to adulthood. With so many coming-of-age stories
showcasing characters searching for themselves, True knows exactly
who she is. It’s the rest of her world—father, sister, coach,
teammates, lovers—that expects more from her, that expects her to
fall in line as countless girls and women before her have done.
This is a heartbreaking, riveting tale of what it is to be
yourself, no matter what.” —Lindsay Hunter, author of Ugly Girls,
Don’t Kiss Me, and Eat Only When You’re Hungry
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