{"product_id":"9780743274456","title":"Cooperstown","description":"An exceptional debut novel lovingly probes the values of faith, family, community, and America's favorite pastime, baseball -- from a captivating new voice in contemporary fiction. \u003cbr\u003e Cooperstown, New York, in 1979 (the year Willie Mays was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame), is a close-knit community where gossip is sovereign and baseball is the great American religion. Seen through the eyes of Dr. Kerwin Chylak, a psychiatrist who has recently moved to town with his family, the citizens of Cooperstown are a wildly eclectic team of players that includes an alcohol-befuddled mayor determined to be more than a footnote to history; the town busybody who pitches missiles of miscommunication; a disillusioned ex-ball player turned warrior; and a sports writer who detests baseball. Little do these ordinary people know that they are about to be thrust into an extraordinary situation as the construction of a baseball theme park threatens their quaint way of life. Teetering on the cusp of a decade in which commercialism could swallow them whole, they are spurred to action -- with unexpected, poignant, often hilarious results. \u003cbr\u003e Full of baseball legend and lore and featuring an unforgettable cast of unconventional characters, \u003ci\u003eCooperstown\u003c\/i\u003e probes the hearts and minds of small-town America. It is a celebration of life in all its struggles, sorrows, and sudden slides into victory.","brand":"Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126979117296,"sku":"9780743274456","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743274456_p0.jpg?v=1763634636","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743274456","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}