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A short move : a novel / Katherine Hill.
Van Pelt Library PS3608.I4345 S56 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hill, Katherine, 1982- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Football League.
- Football players--Fiction.
- Football players.
- Choice (Psychology).
- Professional athletes.
- Professional athletes--Fiction.
- Marital conflict--Fiction.
- Marital conflict.
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Fame--Fiction.
- Fame.
- Choice (Psychology)--Fiction.
- National Football League--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Sports fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 351 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : IG Publishing, [2020]
- Summary:
- "In a small Virginia town in 1971, a high school football star runs out on his pregnant girlfriend. Six years later, that child meets his father for the first time and discovers the athlete within. Before long he is on the fast-track to the NFL, coached by a relentless Vietnam veteran uncle, nourished by a patient working mom, and defended by an ambitious girlfriend, all of whom tie their own hopes to his career. When he finally makes it, as Mitch "Wilk" Wilkins, New England's fearsome middle linebacker, it all seems preordained. Then, almost immediately, his life begins to fall apart: a billionaire owns him, his marriage is on the rocks, and his body is betraying him in stages. As Mitch and his wounded family press on, seeking meaning in a relentlessly incentive-driven and forward-moving life, the sacrifices necessary for success in sports--and in attaining the "American Dream"--Are laid painfully and tragically bare"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781632461032
- 163246103X
- OCLC:
- 1157237729
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