{"product_id":"9780984457601","title":"Home, Away","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of [the] best baseball novels in years.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBaseball America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A great baseball story.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deep down, \u003cb\u003ethis book works.\u003c\/b\u003e \" - \u003ci\u003eLA Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a charming tale filled with sounds, scenes, and sensibilities that are real and vivid. Fatherhood, childhood, baseball, and marriage are all \u003cb\u003eportrayed with profound and moving truthfulness\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—Mario M. Cuomo, former governor of New York\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Inspiring, outrageous, soaring, devastating. Anyone who's ever played baseball or watched it, anyone who's ever been a father or had one, is in for a treat.\"—Mike Farrell, actor ( \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eProvidence\u003c\/i\u003e ) and author of \u003ci\u003eJust Call Me Mike\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eHome, Away\u003c\/i\u003e has it all — realistic family drama, the action of professional sports, witty dialogue and a plot that covers all the bases. I was captivated from beginning to end. Gillenkirk's book is a home run.\"-Holly Goldberg Sloan, screenwriter, \u003ci\u003eAngels in the Outfield\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eThe Big Green\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This complex and compelling novel ... (is) \u003cb\u003ethe stuff of real life\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a great read.\"-Isolina Ricci, author, \u003ci\u003eMom's House Dad's House\u003c\/i\u003e books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" \u003cb\u003eOne of the best baseball books of 2010\u003c\/b\u003e \" - \u003ci\u003eBaseball America\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow much is a father's love worth? Jason Thibodeaux has a $42 million contract to pitch for the Colorado Rockies and a romantic bachelor lifestyle when the son he lost in a searing custody battle reappears in his life. \u003ci\u003eHome, Away\u003c\/i\u003e follows Thibodeaux's colorful rise to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball and his agonized decision to quit in the prime of his career to care for his troubled son. Their evolving relationship and resulting confrontations -— on the baseball field and off -— test the limits of loyalty and the meaning of fatherhood itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chin Music Press Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024063807728,"sku":"9780984457601","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984457601_p0.jpg?v=1763882049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984457601","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}