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Reviews: Delayed Steal"Uniting past with present, son with father, baseball with risk, the stories in Delayed Steal are a touching exploration of the deep human need for connection." ~A. L. Phillips "Delayed Steal, Marshall Umpleby's latest book, is a collection of engaging stories using baseball as the background and unifying element. The core of the book, portrays the complex, sometimes contentious relationship between Jonathan Mansfield and his father, Russell Mansfield. As one attains maturity,the other edges toward the finality of life, their paths woven together as they attend the game they both love. Umpleby creates vivid, believable, recogniziable characters and places them in telling situations to reveal their strengths and weaknesses. The writer has an ear for language. The character's voices are honest, natural sounding and capture the tension and love that exists between them. The writing is taut and spare, yet filled with lasting images. Like all good stories, Umpleby's last beyond the telling. A helluva good read." ~Arcata Red, on Amazon |
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