Showing results for "Home Run" in Historical Fiction

Now that the Civil War is over, Jed Young has reconciled with his siblings, made peace with God, and is ready to settle down and start his new life. Somewhere out of the city. Somewhere quiet. Somewhere far, far away from women. Mary Pierce has a picture-perfect life with three beautiful daughters and a lumberjack husband who adores her. When tragedy alters the course of her life, Mary has to lean on God in deeper ways, learning to navigate her challenging new path. Unable to look away from the suffering of his friends, Jed steps in, taciturn and steady but clueless of social convention.

Jack recalls 1974, when Henry Aaron was only one hit away from tying the great Babe Ruth for most career home runs and only two home runs away from breaking Ruth's record. Aaron's pursuit of the record has such a powerful influence on fans' imaginations that Jack thinks his best friend Joe hit a home run on a freight train. And just like with Aaron's home run (that is earning him death threats and has placed him under FBI protection), Joe's home run reveals deep-seated divisions among everyone in Jack's hometown, even his own family.