{"product_id":"curveball-9798888454596","title":"Curveball","description":"\u003cb\u003eA star rookie pitcher is making a statement in his first major league season--but will the secret he's been keeping derail everything he's been working toward?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Eric Goodman's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCurveball \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edwells in its details in the most fascinating way--and it reaches far beyond its baseball setting to become a first-rate intergenerational drama as well as a delightful read.\" --T.C. Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jess Singer, pitching prodigy and son of the infamous Jewish Joe Singer--who starred on the mound for the same MLB team twenty-five years earlier--is blessed with a plus-plus curveball, possesses immense athletic abilities, and is on the fast-track to stardom. But he's harboring perhaps the most potent secret a professional athlete can possess: his sexual preference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this briskly paced, highly entertaining novel following three generations of Singers during Jess's first year in The Show, Eric Goodman imagines what life might be like for a gay baseball player. Will Jess live in a confined closet or do what no baseball player has done yet? Goodman charts Jess's path with tremendous sensitivity and grace, while detailing a season as riveting as watching your favorite underdog take their shot at the golden ring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with Goodman's usual flair, humor, and zing--not to mention his deep knowledge and love of baseball--\u003ci\u003eCurveball\u003c\/i\u003e is a feel-good love story in which virtue and a wicked curve triumph over considerable adversity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fast and fun, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurveball\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, like its predecessor, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Days of Awe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, is the best kind of sports story--gripping, poetic, and down-to-the wire. Even the non-fan will get swept away. This isn't just a story about baseball...it's about family and secrets and love, and about what's passed on from one generation to the next. I don't know anyone who writes about baseball like Eric Goodman. He's got the savvy of an old pro, and the velocity of a young prospect.\" --Rajiv Joseph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888454596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs","brand":"Eric Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44033858240693,"sku":"9798888454596","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6bb588e4-4191-4020-b62c-803bbeda6d9d.jpg?v=1713886946","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/curveball-9798888454596","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}