Imagine being a star athlete like Pete Sampras or Tiger Woods, at the peak of your career, only to be forced out of the game by a devastating, mysterious illness. Imagine struggling for four traumatic years against medical ignorance and a crippling disease. Then imagine having to make the biggest decision of your life: do you accept a quarter of a million pounds from your insurance company, or do you follow your dream to play again? Peter Marshall was a champion squash player. He was ranked number two in the world. Then, suddenly, his life was blown apart by chronic fatigue syndrome, an illness with no treatment and no known cure. After an agonising period of recovery, he was forced to decide between the huge insurance payout or risking everything on an uncertain come-back attempt. If he played just one professional match, he would forfeit the money. He chose to play. Shattered tells Marshalls story, from the elation of victories against stars like Jahangir Khan and Peter Nicol to the despair of being too weak to walk across a room. It examines chronic fatigue syndrome, and offers one man's battle as a beacon of hope to other sufferers. The book also explores the world of professional squash, with fascinating insights into its greatest characters such as Jonah Barrington.