I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.

Chris Cleave (born 1973) is a British writer and journalist. The audio book version was read by Australian actor Susan Lyons
His second novel The Other Hand was released in August 2008 and was described as "A powerful piece of art. Cleave was inspired to write The Other Hand from his childhood in West Africa.