Something Different is a book club that offers a variety of genres. There is 'SOMETHING' for everyone! This month's title: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.
\nAt Westish College\, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan\, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destin ed for big league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course\, the fates of five people are upended.
\nHenry's fight again st self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenl ight\, a longtime bachelor\, has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in lov e. Owen Dunne\, Henry's gay roommate and teammate\, becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. Mike Schwartz\, the Harpooners' team captain and Henry' s best friend\, realizes he has guided Henry's career at the expense of hi s own. And Pella Affenlight\, Guert's daughter\, returns to Westish after escaping an ill-fated marriage\, determined to start a new life.
\nA s the season counts down to its climactic final game\, these five are forc ed to confront their deepest hopes\, anxieties\, and secrets. In the proce ss they forge new bonds\, and help one another find their true paths. Writ ten with boundless intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth\, The Art of Fielding is an expansive\, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits\, about family and friendship and love\, and about commitment - to oneself and to others.
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