{"product_id":"9780007374465_the-art-of-fielding","title":"The Art of Fielding","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful, warm novel from a major American voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘It's left a little hole in my life the way a really good book will’ Jonathan Franzen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small American college. Five very different lives. One terrible mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Westish College, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for the big league until a routine throw goes disastrously off course. His error will upend the fates of five people. Henry's burgeoning self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight falls unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Owen Dunne becomes caught up in a dangerous affair. Mike Schwartz realizes he has guided Henry's career at the expense of his own. And Pella Affenlight returns to Westish, determined to start a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the season counts down to its climactic final game, all five are forced to confront their deepest hopes, anxieties, and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The best debut novel I’ve read this year – assured, funny, poignant and deeply satisfying’ Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chad Harbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284781088917,"sku":"9780007374465","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007374465.jpg?v=1776992125","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007374465_the-art-of-fielding","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}