In the 1940s pre-civil rights south, this novel tells the struggles of a young WWII hero and local star athlete’s attempt to pursue his baseball career and the love of his life, amid interference from his family. After returning home to Durham, NC as a World War II hera and his community’s favorite son, Warren Dean Stroud struggles to rebuild his life and baseball career in the Negro Leagues. His romantic pursuit of Alicia Henderson, a beautiful but strong-headed young woman, does not meet with the approval of his doting sisters. His oldest sister Iola, does not like ALicia’s family, so she and her best friend, Emma Webb, conspire to interfere with the relationship and link him with Calli Dey, Emma’s niece. In the cultural flavor and rhythm of the emerging black middle class of the post WWII south, this tale delves into the delicate balance of love, family, ambition and the missteps that lead from opportunity to disaster.
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