Defying Gravity
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Last published Tue, Mar 12, 2013
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” - Jane Austen.
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged in the 21st century, that a very single woman in her late twenties, with not one bit of a fortune (because half of it was spent on educating herself) at all must be desperate want of a decent job. An enjoyable man is only a bonus." ~ Aria Walsh.
Aria Walsh, a newly graduated sports physiologist in her twenties, lands the job of her dreams. The job of her dreams which also happens to be the craziest, wackiest job a woman could do; The Assistant Sports Physiologist for the England National Cricket Team.
It's the first time a woman had landed such a job and Aria is more than thrilled to create history. But little does she know that she willingly entered a big, bad, crazy storm! And that brings us, to her list of newly found problems
Problem No1: William Martin, the wicket keeper who's got women all over England swooning at the sight of his face, seems to be pining over Aria but her professional ethics keep coming in the way.
Problem No2: Every time there's an injury on the field and Aria treats it with her magical knowledge of sports medicine, the team wins. Is she lucky for them? Well, the team seems to think so. Except one very stubborn man.
Problem No3: That one man who despises Aria and everything she stands for is none other than the Team's Captain, Nathan Turner. A strong disbeliever in LUCK, Nathan adamantly maintains that it's the team's continual that wins them the big game.
Problem No4: The constant hate going on between the two doesn't fare well for the team and the crew of one of the world's best cricket teams, find themselves faltering.
Will she make it till the end of her 5 match trial period? Read to find out!
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