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Wait Till Next Year

A Memoir

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Wait Till Next Year

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin's touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball. She re-creates the postwar era, when the corner store was a place to share stories and neighborhoods were equally divided between Dodger, Giant, and Yankee fans.

We meet the people who most influenced Goodwin's early life: her mother, who taught her the joy of reading but whose debilitating illness left her housebound, and her father, who taught her the joy of baseball and to root for the Dodgers of Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, and Gil Hodges. Goodwin describes with eloquence how the Dodgers' departure from Brooklyn in 1957, and the death of her mother soon after, marked both the end of an era and, for her, the end of childhood.

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"Ms. Goodwin has...made familiar events seem fresh again, as if they were happening for the first time only a couple of days ago." (The New York Times)
"A poignant memoir...marvelous...Goodwin shifts gracefully between a child's recollection and an adult's overview." (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review)

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baseball hasn't claimed you. Listen to this book and then buy a copy to share with friends. They will appreciate it.

Outstanding book, even if...

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Great story, especially if you loved baseball as a kid.

Wait Til Next Year

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One of my favorite writers. This coming of age story is quick and captivating…maybe because it’s about our national pastime? DKG seems so genuine…and what an interesting life she has led. ENJOY! You’ll be sorry it’s by its innocence inspire of very difficult life events faced by her family and friends…

I love the way she writes.

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Wanted this to continue. Enjoyed a great Father and daughter love for baseball. Also enjoyed the family dynamics. Well written book of love and tragedy.

Enjoyable family who loved baseball. Great story

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If you love family, an uplifting story and baseball, then this book is for you. I love that it is read by the author. Short touching and powerful.

A Story of Hope, Love and Baseball

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