Cracked Bat
A story about invisible fathers,
imaginary friends, and a heroine's journey
to discern what's real...

Product Details:
Paperback: 328 pages, Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 978-0-9814777-0-1, Price: $18

Synopsis:

Linnea Perrault is the editor of The Edge, a successful community newspaper. Happily married to Dan, Spinning Wheel Bay's premier coffee roaster and owner of The Mill, she is the mother of an adorable four-year-old daughter who insists upon lugging a fifteen pound garden dwarf everywhere they go.When Linnea's wealthy father returns to their hometown to make amends for abandoning her to a cruel stepfather twenty-eight years earlier, she painfully resurrects his old place in her heart. He buys the local baseball team. Before long, fairy tales, Islamic mystics, and a host of cross-cultural avatars come into play as the team is propelled to the top of the league. After a foul pass and an accident at the stadium, Linnea finds herself locked in the stone tower of pain as she realizes how much the man she married is like the father she never knew. Doctors can’t diagnose her debilitating condition, but kind, magical strangers give her a chance to save her soul. Cracked Bat is dedicated to the approximately five million people who have experienced the mystifying and frustrating ailments of myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue.

Endorsement:
“What an amazing piece of work! This novel brings such hope for renewal and growth. Through imagery, metaphor, and a reclaimed fairy tale, deep wounds are transformed and ultimately healed. Cracked Bat is truly a labor of love and an invitation to anyone in search of her own inner vision.”
                  —Deb Lambo, Private family counselor and faculty at Seattle University.

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