First published 1996
In the tiny town of Magrit, Minnesota, the women of the Margaret Mill cereal factory form a baseball team to attract local suitors. Irini, a 19-year-old with a cannon for an arm, emerges as the Sweetwheat Sweethearts' star player. But as the team finds success, Irini grapples with the pain of her past and the weight of her family's legacy. With the war now over, can Irini and her teammates find the futures they've been longing for?
Genres: romance, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, baseball, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Magrit, Minnesota
Period: World War II
471 pages · Hardcover · Ulverscroft Large Print Books