Castro's Curveball - Softcover

Wendel, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803259573 ISBN 13: 9780803259577

Publisher: Bison, 2006

Synopsis

Unusual book

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Review:

"Tim Wendel's love and impressive knowledge of baseball suffuses every page of this passionate novel of love, loss, and the real freedom that wisdom and time sometimes bring."--Ken Burns, coauthor of Baseball: An Illustrated History--Ken Burns

"A Cuba libre mixed with baseball, revolution, and moonlight, wonderfully evocative of a time that was and a pitcher that might have been."--Frank Deford, author of Everybody's All-American--Frank Deford

"In this first novel, well-known sportswriter and radio commentator Wendel explores the legend that Fidel Castro could've been a contender in America's major leagues. . . . Beautifully written, and with a ring of truth to it."--Library Journal--Library Journal

"A superbly crafted meditation on heroism, duty, and the irony derived from recognizing everyone's imperfections but your own."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)--Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher:

I'm not alone in loving this book
Obviously, as the editor who acquired Castro's Curveball, I think it's a terrific book. That's why I'm especially pleased with the responses we've gotten to it from people like Ken Burns, whose PBS documentary on baseball set the standard by which all others will be judged. Also, who can argue with Frank DeFord, one of our most esteemed sports writers? And novelist Carolyn Doty checks in with more wonderful words in support of this extraordinary first novel about baseball, heroism, love, and the powerful pull the past has on us all.

So, don't just take my word for it, read what these experts have said about Castro's Curveball:

"Tim Wendel's love and impressive knowledge of baseball suffuses every page of this passionate novel of love, loss, and the real freedom that wisdom and time sometimes bring.''

--Ken Burns co-author of "Baseball: An Illustrated History

"A Cuba libre mixed with baseball, revolution, and moonlight, wonderfully evocative of a time that was and a pitcher that might have been."

--Frank Deford Author of Everybody's All-American

"In Castro's Curveball, Tim Wendel gives us a sparkling novel about baseball, a country on the brink of revolution, and the man who links them together--Fidel Castro. With remarkable ease and clarity, Wendel draws us into that world and into the lives of the fascinating and diverse characters who populate it. It's a fast-paced, entertaining and suspenseful read. But for me, one of the most important things about this fine books is that it reminds us all of the "what ifs" which might have altered the course of our own lives."

--Carolyn Doty Author of Whisper: A Novel

About this edition

• Publisher: Bison
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0803259573
• ISBN 13: 9780803259577
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300