简介：Astoryoffamily,ofdreamsdeferred,andofafinalchanceatredemption.DavidPaxton,nearingtheendofhisminorleaguebaseballcareer,returnstohishometownasmuchlesstheheroheonceassumedhewouldbecome.WhenhemeetsJoan,andhersonRoss,Davidbelieveshehasfoundawaytoacquirethelove,supportandfamilyhe'slongbeenyearningfor.ButhisoverheatedromancingofJoanmakesherwary,andhisattempttomentorRossmeetswiththeboy'sundisguisedcontempt.Itappearshisdreamsofafuturehavedied,andDavid'ssimmeringragethreatenstoeruptintoviolence.ButDavidandRoss,adisturbed12-year-oldheadingdownapathofincreasingdestructiveness,somehowfindtheirwaytoeachotherandstartupamostunlikely,mostlyclandestine,friendship.Davidmustbreakoutofhisownisolationtohelptheyoungboyandconfrontthedarksecretsthathauntboththeirlives.Hemustbecomeafatherfigureinawayheneverimagined,andinsodoingbecomeagenuineherooffthefield.…