{"product_id":"welcome-home-caroline-kline-9780593715413","title":"Welcome Home, Caroline Kline","description":"\u003cb\u003eA debut novel sparkling with wit and insight about a young woman whose reluctant return to her Jersey Shore hometown gives her the second chance she didn't know she needed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Kline isn't ready to strike out. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn New York City, newly single Caroline is stumbling her way through the recent implosion of her life. After a surprise breakup leaves her with no job, no apartment, and no backup plan, she's unsure of what to do next. That is, until Caroline's father, Leo, injures himself in a bad fall and asks her to move home to the Jersey Shore suburb she'd always been desperate to escape. But Leo doesn't want his daughter to be his caretaker; he needs her to replace him as third baseman in his local men's softball league. This isn't just any season, Leo claims. This is the year they have a real shot at the World Series, the pride and joy of Glen Brook, New Jersey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaroline agrees to move home, concerned that Leo is hiding a more serious health condition than he's willing to admit. As the first female player in a league full of old-school men, she's up against more than a few challenges. And when a night gone wrong lands her in the path of her hometown crush--and first love--Caroline struggles to reconcile the life she thought she'd have with the life she might actually want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharply observed and full of humor and heart, \u003ci\u003eWelcome Home, Caroline Kline\u003c\/i\u003e is a touching tribute to the many unconventional paths that victory, and recovery, can take.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593715413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Courtney Preiss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643950301365,"sku":"9780593715413","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8777dd6a-a2dd-4e17-a5b6-6912e469f13f.jpg?v=1708445195","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/welcome-home-caroline-kline-9780593715413","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}