The Keeper: Part 1 - Softcover

Cain, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1662951868 ISBN 13: 9781662951862

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press, 2025

Synopsis

Mariano Giovanelli is a twenty-year-old NHL goaltender playing for the Vancouver Canucks. He is a rookie sensation at the peak of his season when his wife and the love of his life, Angie, tragically and unexpectedly dies giving birth to their first child, Michael. While grieving the death of his wife, Mariano realizes he cannot be both a great father and a great hockey goalie. Forced to decide between playing the sport he loves and raising his son, Mariano, with little hesitation, chooses to focus his energy on being a parent. Seventeen years later, Michael is a top prospect in the NHL. During a training camp, Michael takes a hit that puts him in a coma. Mary, Mariano’s spirted Italian mother, tries to convince her thirty-seven-year-old, out-of-shape son into a comeback as a goalie—arguably the most difficult and dangerous position in all of sports. As Mariano watches his son fight for his life and struggle to learn how to eat, talk, and walk again, he becomes inspired. The Keeper, part one of The Keeper series, is a dual-comeback story filled with love, tears, laughter, motivation, and Italian food.

About this title

About the Author

Robert Cain grew up in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago as the youngest of five siblings. While being raised by his mother, Bob occupied his time by participating in athletics. Dedicated to martial arts from a young age, he ultimately reached a mastery level black belt and taught martial arts for almost six years. Later in life, his passion shifted to hockey. Over the years, Bob advanced to elite levels of play, skating in ex-pro skates, AHL and NHL training camps, and with Chicago Blackhawk Alumni.

While playing and coaching hockey, he was leading a double life. After growing cannabis for twenty-three years, he was indicted for manufacturing and distributing marijuana and sentenced in 2012 to federal prison as the leader of an eleven-person conspiracy. Due to divine intervention, he only served four years. While in prison, he received his GED and worked on The Keeper series.

Robert has been married to his lovely wife, Carol, for thirty-five years. They have three children who all played hockey. In his debut fiction novel, The Keeper, Bob utilizes his real-life experiences to transfer his passions into words on a page.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1662951868
• ISBN 13: 9781662951862
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 254