{"product_id":"the-art-of-fielding-a-novel","title":"The Art of Fielding A Novel","description":"At Westish College, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league until a routine throw goes disastrously off course. In the aftermath of his error, the fates of five people are upended. Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Owen Dunne becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. Mike Schwartz realizes he has guided Henry's career at the expense of his own. And Pella Affenlight returns to Westish after escaping an ill-fated marriage, determined to start a new life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the season counts down to its climactic final game, these five are forced to confront their deepest hopes, anxieties, and secrets. Written with boundless intelligence and filled with the tenderness of youth, \"\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Fielding\u003c\/i\u003e is mere baseball fiction the way \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is just a fish story\" (Nicholas Dawidoff). It\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an expansive, warmhearted novel about ambition and its limits, about family and friendship and love, and about commitment--to oneself and to others.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47590153355519,"sku":"*R0013578*","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/14749703482300.jpg?v=1764089159","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-fielding-a-novel","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}