Renaldo - A World Cup Soccer Novel

James McCreath’s thrilling and meticulously researched historical fiction novel Renaldo tells the saga of three generations of the De Seta family of Buenos Aires. From the sweeping plains of the Pampas in 1898 to the corridors of power in the modern day capital, the story ultimately focuses on young soccer prodigy Renaldo De Seta as he strives to make Argentina’s 1978 World Cup team. After saving the life of Astor Gordero, a wealthy lawyer, Renaldo is brought into the web of intrigue spun by this most influential man. Through Gordero he meets the woman of his dreams, the nation’s reigning pop diva, Simone Yvonne Montanna Carta Aqua. Renaldo’s older brother Lonfranco has also come under an erotic spell, though one with less worthy intent: a Montonero terrorist posing as a university tutorial instructor. A legacy of triumph and tragedy is passed down to this current generation of the De Seta family in this meticulously researched book which resonates with the real-world politics of the country.