Sex and Drugs and Squash 'n' Roll: Aubrey Waddy

Aubrey Waddy sounds like he should be a porn star but knackers that impression by looking a bit like Phil Whitaker.
A boiled egg with glasses then.
He plays squash (very well) for  Chesham Bois and England Over 60s.
Aubrey has also written a novel.
The title's almost as good as the cover...
You can buy it here:
Amazon.co.uk
...although I'd imagine that Aubrey gets more of the pie if you contact him directly at:
www.aubreywaddy.co.uk

Here is the official blurb:

Sex and Drugs and Squash’n’Roll

A story about squash... and much more:

Teenager Jolyon Jacks comes of age in the man’s world of professional squash, on the worldwide ‘PSA’ tour. A chance game against a girl at school leads fifteen year old Jacks to Manchester, and the iron-hard, iron-willed coach, ‘Sailor’ McCann. Sailor wants Jolyon to abandon his rich private school education for full time squash. Jolyon opts for squash, goodbye school, in the process defying his domineering mother, who is implacably set on forcing her son to the top of the tennis tree. In a vindictive move his mother cuts him out of a vast trust fund. His grandfather says wait, we’ll change our mind, but only if you make it to world squash number one... by the age of twenty one!

Jolyon faces enormous hurdles in his quest, on court and off, many of his own making. There is his wild attitude to the typical temptations faced by the testosteroned teen. What does every professional athlete need before a crucial match? A good night’s sleep. And what best interferes with a good night’s sleep? We all know the answer to that, Jolyon’s favourite pastime. What do you NOT find promoted in the World Anti-doping Agency manual? The dense, smoky atmosphere of the illegal rave. What is Jolyon’s next favourite pastime? Mixing music through megawatt sound systems... at illegal raves.

Sailor uncovers a freakish physical ability in his protégé. On court Jolyon is an all-conquering whirlwind. But physical ability is not enough. How does he deal with the sublime talent of the American, Julio ‘Razza’ Mattaz, who is taking squash to another level? How does he resist the machinations of another domineering parent, Frenchman Marcel Darnaud, father of Jolyon’s giant rival Armand? Finally, how does Jolyon cope with his longings for his training partner Zoë? World champion Zoë, whose interest in boys is far from certain.

The story storms through to the verge of Jolyon’s twenty first birthday, at the iconic Tournament of Champions in Grand Central Terminal, New York. Here his last chance is played out, off the court against dark forces, on the court against an overwhelming opponent.

The early reviews are good:

"Excellent, fast-moving yarn set in the world of top squash and written by a very good friend of mine who was (and is) an excellent squash player. A little disappointed that Jolyon didn't come back from the dead to win the title but that may just have stretched the bounds of possibility a tad! Well-drawn characters and splendid dialogue make this a must for all squash enthusiasts."

"Another excellent book from Aubrey Waddy, very much in the style as his debut. As ever, he educates the reader in his subject choices, so that the layman cannot help but be better informed by the end of the book. This one is very "current", referencing a lot of the latest technology and media terminology. However, you can tell he is not just throwing words in for fashionable parlance - he ALWAYS does his homework, and comes across as knowing what he is talking about. Once again it has its racy passages. I'm not sure whether describing a "smegma-smeared c***" adds much to the proceedings, but that's probably just me. Heartily recommended to anyone who likes a bit of wit in their storytelling."