It is an expansive, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment–to oneself and to others. Written with boundless intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth, “ The Art of Fielding is mere baseball fiction the way Moby Dick is just a fish story” (Nicholas Dawidoff). And Pella Affenlight returns to Westish after escaping an ill-fated marriage, determined to start a new life.Īs the season counts down to its climactic final game, these five are forced to confront their deepest hopes, anxieties, and secrets. Mike Schwartz realizes he has guided Henry’s career at the expense of his own. Owen Dunne becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. College president Guert Affenlight has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Henry’s fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. In the aftermath of his error, the fates of five people are upended. At Westish College, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league until a routine throw goes disastrously off course.
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