Linda Gould

I wanted to read this book because I love baseball. It is the story of two sisters, who are both ambitious but quite different. Miranda has a government job and is married to a lawyer. Her sister, Jessica is a sportswriter who is engaged to Manny Chavez who plays ball for the Washington Filibusters. These two sisters love each other and the national pastime, but they are thrown into international politics which threatens to damage their relationship. In addition, Miranda has been involved with a ballplayer which threatens her marriage.

Gould uses the backdrop of baseball as these two sisters realize more deeply what they value most. Jessica is willing to stand by her man as he is kidnapped to Cuba and she follows him there and marries him. Miranda suddenly finds out she is pregnant by her ballplayer friend but realizes she wants to make things work with her husband who has had his own affair.

This book at times reads like a thriller with issues of immigration, threats of global conflict and the world of international politics. The characters are real and the sisters likeable. Baseball is the backdrop for the novel but you will enjoy this book even if you are not a fan of the game.… (plus d'informations)