The brothers K

The story of an American family, the Chances, in the 1950s-70s and their struggles through those turbulent decades. This novel is about much more than baseball although the love of the sport permeates this book throughout. The patriarch of the family is a promising minor league pitcher whose career is derailed by a devastating offseason mill accident. As his family grows and experiences their own triumphs and tragedies, Papa Chance is given a chance to return to the game he loves.