[NEohioPAL] FREE Book Reading with Local Author Susan Petrone

[Margaret Reardon]

*THROW LIKE A WOMAN* by Susan Petrone

Saturday April 17th  at 2:00 pm

*Register HERE
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to receive the ZOOM link*

WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE IF A WOMAN GOT A CHANCE TO PLAY MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL. LET'S FIND OUT!

*"While, on the surface, this is a novel about a woman battling to make her
way in the man’s world of professional baseball, debut author Petrone
presents a stirring and humorous story of a woman doing considerably more
than that—trying to rediscover herself, provide for her family, and perhaps
find a little love along the way."– Booklist*

*"For baseball fans who yearn for a female Jackie Robinson, reading Susan
Petrone's fun and absorbing novel THROW LIKE A WOMAN becomes a kind of
prayer. 'Please, Lord! Give talent a chance. Let this dream come true!'"–
Mary Doria Russell, author of THE SPARROW*

*"Someday there will be a woman who plays Major League Baseball. And when
it happens, I suspect it will be an awful lot like Susan Petrone's fun
THROW LIKE A WOMAN. Susan knows baseball and so the novel – and her hero
Brenda Haversham – crackles with authenticity. You can hear the pop of the
ball hitting the catcher's mitt."– Joe Posnanski, author of THE SOUL OF
BASEBALL, NBC Sports National Columnist*

*Forty years old, divorced, with two sons on the verge of adolescence and
an ex-husband who considers visitation to be optional, Brenda Haversham
isn't having a whole lot of fun. She's also no longer qualified for the
work she loves, so she's working in a cubicle instead while trying to make
ends meet.*
*Brenda is short on money, short on connection with her kids, and short on
any kind of social life. The only thing Brenda has in abundance is her
anger. And that turns out to be her greatest asset. When she was a kid,
Brenda's father taught her how to throw a good fastball. That wasn't of
much use to a girl, but it is enough to astound onlookers at a "test your
speed" pitching cage before a Cleveland Indians game. The more Brenda
pictures her ex-husband's face on the other end, the harder she throws. And
when someone tapes her performance and puts it up online, Brenda becomes an
Internet sensation – and then more than that. Soon, the Indians come
calling and Brenda finds her life taking a turn in a new direction. She
finds herself standing on the mound as the first woman player in Major
League history – and dealing with everything that comes with it. The money
is great and the endorsement deals are even better. The fury of
"traditionalists," not so much. And the conflicting emotions of her
teammates are even harder to manage. Meanwhile, Brenda's home life is
evolving faster than she can keep up, redefining her role as a mother, a
friend, and even a lover. As the season winds down Brenda will find out if
she has what it takes to be a winner – at both baseball and life.*

*A funny, poignant, and endearing debut from a writer of rare warmth and
humanity, THROW LIKE A WOMAN is a 95-mile-an-hour heater of a novel."
Amazon*
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