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02258aam a2200385Ii 4500 001 AC516418ECE311EA81C5C7DA34ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200902011506 008 200608s2020 nyu b 000 1 eng d 020 $a 163246103X 020 $a 9781632461032 (softcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1157237729 040 $a IG$ $b eng $e rda $c IG$ $d IG$ $d YDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d YDXIT $d IW5 $d SILO 050 4 $a PS3608.I4345 $b S56 2020 082 04 $a 813/.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Hill, Katherine, $d 1982- $e author. 245 12 $a A short move / $c Katherine Hill. 260 $a New York, NY : $b IG Publishing, $c [2020] 300 $a 351 pages ; $c 21 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a "In a small Virginia town in 1971, a high school football star runs out on his pregnant girlfriend. Six years later, that child meets his father for the first time and discovers the athlete within. Before long he is on the fast-track to the NFL, coached by a relentless Vietnam veteran uncle, nourished by a patient working mom, and defended by an ambitious girlfriend, all of whom tie their own hopes to his career. When he finally makes it, as Mitch "Wilk" Wilkins, New England's fearsome middle linebacker, it all seems preordained. Then, almost immediately, his life begins to fall apart: a billionaire owns him, his marriage is on the rocks, and his body is betraying him in stages. As Mitch and his wounded family press on, seeking meaning in a relentlessly incentive-driven and forward-moving life, the sacrifices necessary for success in sports--and in attaining the "American Dream"--Are laid painfully and tragically bare"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 20 $a National Football League $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Football players $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Professional athletes $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Marital conflict $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Families $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Fame $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Choice (Psychology) $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Sports fiction. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Domestic fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025824.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909061508.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200902012153.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AC516418ECE311EA81C5C7DA34ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search