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'Sensational'OBSERVER

'Terrific'JONATHAN FRANZEN

'Exceptional'GUARDIAN

'Pure fun'JOHN IRVING

'Outstanding'THE TIMES

A disastrous error on the field sends five lives into a tailspin in this widely acclaimed debut novel of love, life and baseball.

Henry Skrimshander, a shy, small-town kid, arrives at Westish College with a talent for baseball that borders on genius. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five very different people are suddenly upended.

Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. Owen, Henry's charismatic roommate, becomes caught up in secret that jeopardises everything. Mike, his best friend, realises he has championed Henry's career at the expense of his own. Pella Affenlight returns to Westish after her marriage falls apart, determined to start a new life. Only to find that her father, the college president, has fallen desperately in love himself.

As the season counts down to its climactic final game, all five are forced to confront the hopes, anxieties and secrets that they so hoped to keep at bay.

'Irresistible ... a richly peopled world to which you long to return when you put the book down'GUARDIAN

'Wonderful ... a novel that is every bit as entertaining as it is affecting'NEW YORK TIMES

'A page-turning, beguiling and wonderfully warm-hearted read'SUNDAY TIMES

'Sensational'OBSERVER

'Terrific'JONATHAN FRANZEN

'Exceptional'GUARDIAN

'Pure fun'JOHN IRVING

'Outstanding'THE TIMES

A disastrous error on the field sends five lives into a tailspin in this widely acclaimed debut novel of love, life and baseball.

Henry Skrimshander, a shy, small-town kid, arrives at Westish College with a talent for baseball that borders on genius. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five very different people are suddenly upended.

Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. Owen, Henry's charismatic roommate, becomes caught up in secret that jeopardises everything. Mike, his best friend, realises he has championed Henry's career at the expense of his own. Pella Affenlight returns to Westish after her marriage falls apart, determined to start a new life. Only to find that her father, the college president, has fallen desperately in love himself.

As the season counts down to its climactic final game, all five are forced to confront the hopes, anxieties and secrets that they so hoped to keep at bay.

'Irresistible ... a richly peopled world to which you long to return when you put the book down'GUARDIAN

'Wonderful ... a novel that is every bit as entertaining as it is affecting'NEW YORK TIMES

'A page-turning, beguiling and wonderfully warm-hearted read'SUNDAY TIMES

Über den Autor

Chad Harbach is the author of the bestselling novel The Art of Fielding, which has been translated into more than twenty languages, and a founder of n+1. He was raised in Racine, Wisconsin, and educated at Harvard and the University of Virginia. He lives in Northern California with his son, Ansel, and their dog, Curtis.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780007374458
ISBN-10: 0007374453
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Harbach, Chad
Hersteller: HarperCollins Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 206 x 131 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Chad Harbach
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.09.2012
Gewicht: 0,373 kg
Artikel-ID: 106676062

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