THE BOOK
SEASON BY GEORGE HARRISON
For ten months, two men occupy adjacent seats in a football stadium. The introspective Young Man is trying to find his place in the world. The Old Man, an increasingly isolated carer for his fading wife, has little to look forward to. As their team lurches towards relegation both men realise how much they have in common and strike up a tentative but life-affirming friendship.
GEORGE HARRISON
George Harrison is a writer based in Norwich. He has worked as a freelance editor and ghostwriter on an eclectic mix of non-fiction books; his editorial back catalogue ranges from the memoirs of a professional golfer to true-crime stories and a book about the life of a South African spy. Despite having grown up in the West Country, he is a lifelong Norwich City fan and is fortunate now to live just a short walk away from Carrow Road. He wrote Season, his debut novel, while attached to the Escalator Talent Development Programme at the National Centre for Writing.
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The judges said: Season captures perfectly the essence of male isolation in a sensitive, unsentimental way. Whether you love or loathe football culture, this book offers a glimpse of its vital place in the human heart.
2025 Debut Fiction judges
