Evvie Drake Starts Over: A Novel

"Linda Holmes, host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, brings all of her formidable talent to this sparkling fiction debut. A year after her emotionally abusive husband died, Evvie Drake still hasn’t told anyone that she was about to leave him. Meanwhile, Dean Tenney’s pitching career with the Yankees has been derailed by a case of the yips (a fascinating condition in which athletes lose fine motor skills). When Dean moves into Evvie’s big, empty house, sparks fly – and so does witty banter. This hugely satisfying romantic comedy thoroughly delivers on both the romance and the comedy – and doesn’t shy away from difficult personal issues. It’s pure enjoyment from start to finish."