'“No doubt about it, your boy will be drafted before Jess gets her second facelift,” remarked the impeccably groomed Hank from the stadium. But his eyes were already glued to the next batter taking up position.
'Will the boy, a baseball prodigy, get drafted by his beloved New York Yankees? And who is the next batter taking up position? See how the fortunes of two life-long school friends weave their way through the streets of Melbourne, a church in Cairo and the ghettos of New York, ending in a mix of jubilation and unspeakable tragedy.' (Publication summary)
