Home Field A Novel
Home Field A Novel by Hannah Gersen, published by HarperCollins on July 26, 2016, is a poignant exploration of family dynamics and personal loss set against the backdrop of high school football in a small, rural Maryland town. The story follows Dean, a high school football coach celebrated for revitalizing his team’s success, whose life is upended by the tragic suicide of his wife, Nicole. This event compels Dean to reassess his relationships with his children and his community as he grapples with grief and the responsibilities of leadership.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the complexities of family life, particularly through the experiences of Dean’s three children. Eleven-year-old Robbie struggles with withdrawal, while eight-year-old Bry seeks to comprehend his mother’s death. Eighteen-year-old Stephanie faces the challenges of college life and familial obligations. As Dean navigates the aftermath of his wife’s passing, he confronts the realities of his fractured family and the impact of tradition and love on their lives. Home Field presents a heartfelt examination of the ties that bind us and the journey toward healing and forgiveness.
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The heart of Friday Night Lights meets the emotional resonance and nostalgia of My So-Called Life in this moving debut novel about tradition, family, love, and football.
As the high school football coach in his small, rural Maryland town, Dean is a hero who reorganized the athletic program and brought the state championship to the community. When he married Nicole, the beloved town sweetheart, he seemed to have it all—until his troubled wife committed suicide. Now, everything Dean thought he knew is thrown off kilter as Nicole’s death forces him to re-evaluate all of his relationships, including those with his team and his three children.
Dean’s eleven-year old son, Robbie, is withdrawing at home and running away from school. Bry, who is only eight, is struggling to understand his mother’s untimely death and his place in the family. Eighteen-year-old Stephanie, a freshman at Swarthmore, is torn between her new identity as a rebellious and sophisticated college student, her responsibility towards her brothers, and reeling from missing her mother. As Dean struggles to continue to lead his team to victory in light of his overwhelming personal loss, he must fix his fractured family—and himself. When a new family emergency arises, Dean discovers that he’ll never view the world in the same way again.
Transporting readers to the heart of small town America, Home Field is an unforgettable, poignant story about the pull of the past and the power of forgiveness.
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