Back in the Game
"Throughout the novel, Holdefer develops a perfect level of synergy between setting and character...Quirky as they are heartbreaking, Holdefer's characters come across as nothing less than fully human in this loving study of the relationship between people and the places we call home."--Marc Schuster,Small Press ReviewsBreezy . . . satisfying . . . funny. --Publishers WeeklyWith a keen sense of social satire, Holdefer gives us reason to rethink preconceptions of what a simple life looks like.  --BooklistA minor-league ball player tries to find peace and the pastoral life as a schoolteacher, but gets a rude awakening when confronted by meth heads, kids with serious bullying issues, and industrial pork farms. After starting an affair with the mother of one of his students, he winds up in a world of trouble he never could have imagined. With a keen sense of social satire, Holdefer gives us reason to rethink preconceptions of what a simple life looks like. --Booklist