Magic Season
A Son's Story
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Wade Rouse
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Wade Rouse
About this listen
"Honest, authentic, heartbreaking and healing. I devoured it in one day."—Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Bestselling author Wade Rouse finds solace with his dying father through their shared love of baseball in this poignant, illuminating memoir of family and forgiveness.
Before his success in public relations, his loving marriage and his storied writing career, Wade Rouse was simply Ted Rouse's son. A queer kid in a conservative Ozarks community, Wade struggled at a young age to garner his father's approval and find his voice. For his part, Ted was a hard-lined engineer, offering little emotional support or encouragement. But Wade and Ted had one thing in common: an undying love of the St. Louis Cardinals.
For decades, baseball offered Wade and his father a shared vocabulary—a way to stay in touch, to connect and to express their emotions. But when his father's health takes a turn for the worst, Wade returns to southwest Missouri to share one final season with his father. As the Cards race towards a dramatic pennant race, Wade and his father begin to open up in way they never thought possible. Together, inning by inning during their own magic season, they'll move towards forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace.
Heartfelt, hilarious and lovingly rendered, Magic Season is an unforgettable story of love, family and forgiveness against the backdrop of America's favorite pastime.
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- Michelle L King
- 2022-11-12
Magic Season is a magical experience
Although not an easy story, there is an underlying feeling of love and hope. It is both heartbreaking and beautiful. Hearing Wade tell his own story just makes it that much richer. Family relationships can be tough and complex. Wade and his father did not have a perfect fit nor did they see eye to eye, but following their journey, you can't help but hope that behind it all there is love, even if it's a complicated one. This book made me smile and it also made me shed a few tears. It has marked me - in a good way.
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