Stealing Home by Allison Pittman
Four individuals, each living in haunted isolation, and each harboring a secret passion come together in this novel by Christy Award finalist Allison K. Pittman. It's 1905 and the Chicago Cubs are banking on superstar Donald Duke Dennison's golden arm to help them win the pennant. Only one thing stands between Duke and an unprecedented ten thousand dollar contract: alcohol. When sportswriter David Voyant whisks Duke to the one-horse town of Picksville, Missouri, so he can sober up in anonymity, Duke bides his time flirting with Ellie Jane Voyant, his unofficial chaperone, who would rather hide herself in the railway station ticket booth than face the echoes of childhood taunts. Ned Clovis, the feed store clerk, has secretly loved Ellie Jane since childhood, but he loves baseball and the Duke almost as much--until he notices Ellie Jane may be succumbing to the star's charm. Then there's Morris, a twelve-year-old Negro boy, whose only dream is to break away from Picksville. When Duke discovers his innate talent for throwing a baseball, Morris might just have found his way out. Providence brings them together. Tragedy threatens to tear them apart. Will love be enough to bring them home?| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781601421364 |
| ISBN 10 | 1601421362 |
| Title | Stealing Home |
| Author | Allison Pittman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Multnomah Press |
| Year published | 2009-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Carol Award (Historical) 2010 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |