Life, and Death, and Giants

Rindo (Breathing Lake Superior) delivers a spellbinding story of an eight-foot-tall sports star from a humble Wisconsin Amish community. Gabriel Fisher is born weighing 18 pounds and measuring 27 inches. His mother, Rachel, who was pregnant out of wedlock and shunned by her Amish community, dies not long after giving birth to him in a pickup with help from veterinarian Thomas Kennedy. Raised by his grandparents, Gabriel has a soothing effect on farm animals, which attracts Thomas’s attention, and he brings the young boy with him on house calls. However, where Gabriel particularly stands out is in his athletic prowess, first in baseball and then, as a teenager, on the football field, prompting him to leave his community to attend college on an athletic scholarship. After an injury, Gabriel pivots to professional wrestling. Through it all, Gabriel continues to grow in both physical size and professional stature as he navigates life in the spotlight. Rindo spins an exciting chronicle of Gabriel’s athletic ability and the modern world’s mesmerizing pull on his cloistered hero, but he also exhibits a subtle touch, setting the stage for a surprising and moving final plot twist. This will linger in readers’ minds. Agent: Julia Livshin, Julia Livshin LLC. (Sept.)