"Excellent novel, the best read I've had in years. Should be on the best sellers list at all book shops!"   John Hurst, Great Britain Goalkeeping Coach and hockey legend.

"Well written book and good value"   Charles Randall, Daily Telegraph

"Really enjoyed it"  Cathy Harris, The Times

"As it says on the book, A GOOD READ, and so much that we in hockey can identify with"  Dick Clarke, Reading HC

"Fabulous, I'm recommending it to all I know!"  Ben Marsden, GB international

A newly published novel, “Lean on Me” by Richard Arden, was launched at the Olympics with a number of the GB players returning home with their copies.

The feed back to date from both hockey and none hockey readers, is that it is a good read. “Romance, humour, drama, sex, conflict and a great climax” is one quote or as one hockey dad said, “If I’d have known hockey was like this, I’d have never played football.”

Georgia Faraday is an attractive young schoolteacher taking up her first job in a strange town. Lonely and a long way from home, she makes unexpected enemies. She meets a top PR executive through coaching his daughters and he takes an interest in hockey to be near her. What starts as a dream leads from junior to club hockey to international tournaments. Business and personal relationships blossom, as does success, obsession and revenge, building to a thrilling conclusion where many strands come together.

At 524 pages this is a substantial read and features many famous hockey players. A first class experience for any adult hockey player. Available online at hockeyOK.net, at £6.99, plus 50p from each sale is going to junior hockey.

From each sale of Lean on Me, there will be a 50p donation to junior hockey in the UK.

Enquiries: hockeyoknovel@btinternet.com