The Super Ladies by Susan Petrone
The Super Ladies
by Susan Petrone
August 13 – October 13, 2018 Tour
Synopsis:
For three middle-aged women in the suburbs of Cleveland, the issues seemed compelling but relatively conventional: sending a child off to college, dealing with a marriage gone stale, feeling “invisible.” But changes were coming . . . and not the predictable ones. Because Margie, Katherine, and Abra are feeling a new kind of power inside of them – literally. Of all the things they thought they might have to contend with as they got older, not one of them considered they’d be exploding a few gender roles by becoming superheroes.
At once a delightful and surprising adventure and a thoughtful examination of a woman’s changing role through life’s passages, THE SUPER LADIES is larger-than-life fiction at its very best.
PRAISE FOR SUSAN PETRONE’S THROW LIKE A WOMAN:
“While, on the surface, this is a novel about a woman battling to make her way in the man’s world of professional baseball, debut author Petrone presents a stirring and humorous story of a woman doing considerably more than that–trying to rediscover herself, provide for her family, and perhaps find a little love along the way.” – Booklist
“Throw Like a Woman is that rare baseball novel, both a paean to the game and a deeper exploration of character. Susan Petrone has a fan’s heart and a scout’s eye. Read it now. Don’t wait for the movie.” – Stewart O’Nan, co-author of Faithful and A Face in the Crowd
“For baseball fans who yearn for a female Jackie Robinson, reading Susan Petrone’s fun and absorbing novel Throw Like a Woman becomes a kind of prayer. ‘Please, Lord! Give talent a chance. Let this dream come true!'” – Mary Doria Russell, author of The Sparrow
“Someday there will be a woman who plays Major League Baseball. And when it happens, I suspect it will be an awful lot like Susan Petrone’s fun Throw Like a Woman. Susan knows baseball and so the novel – and her hero Brenda Haversham – crackles with authenticity. You can hear the pop of the ball hitting the catcher’s mitt.” – Joe Posnanski, author of The Soul of Baseball, NBC Sports National Columnist
“Petrone’s storytelling is first-rate, and she weaves a credible baseball tale with well-defined characters throughout.” – The Wave
Book Details
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Published by: The Story Plant
Publication Date: August 14th 2018 by Story Plant
Number of Pages: 320
ISBN: 1611882583 (ISBN13: 9781611882582)
Somewhere in your forties, you are literally middle aged, for most people. Our bodies start to show signs of slowing down, with more aches and pains. Society treats us as has-beens and not as important or "visible" as the more vibrant segment of the population.
Three seemingly average, normal women in middle America are going about their daily lives, the same routines they've been following for years, when an accident causes totally unexpected changes to each of them. Fans of comic strip super heroes are familiar with events that result in special talents, but no one ever really believes it could happen to herself.
This is a story about friendship and coming to terms with new talents.
About rediscovering a purpose to life and feeling useful again.
It is a fun adventure read, told in a believable voice and regular language.
Three seemingly average, normal women in middle America are going about their daily lives, the same routines they've been following for years, when an accident causes totally unexpected changes to each of them. Fans of comic strip super heroes are familiar with events that result in special talents, but no one ever really believes it could happen to herself.
This is a story about friendship and coming to terms with new talents.
About rediscovering a purpose to life and feeling useful again.
It is a fun adventure read, told in a believable voice and regular language.
Susan Petrone lives with one husband, one child, and two dogs in Cleveland, Ohio. Her superpower has yet to be uncovered.
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