Synopsis Sports writer and ex-pro footballer Peter Gent writes about his divorce, the custody battle for his son (which he won), and his coaching of the boy's little league team.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-06-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 17.6 oz |
Publisher's Note An account of the author's involvement with his son, Carter, in the amateur "Connie Mack" league baseball of Bangor, Michigan, celebrates the redemptive power of sports and chronicles the turning point in a father-son relationship. By the author of North Dallas Forty.
Industry Reviews "Despite some maudlin passages, Mr. Gent effectively conveys the pleasures of playing with his son, the bittersweet pleasure of watching Carter mature, and the thrill he felt when Carter's Little League team reached the championship round of the 1993 state tournament." New York Times Book Review - Leslie Chess Feller (07/28/1996)
"Poignant....[F]requently touching..." Stasio
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