Greetings
from the land of tlayudas, Guelaguetzas,
and Dìas de los Muertos . I am Robert Joe Stout and today I present Running Out the Hurt, my new novel about baseball.
Baseball the
way it should be played is controversial, humorous, intense, and an act of
love. It is more than the Major Leagues, drug scandals, and television; it is
community, caring, and a hell of a lot of fun.
Running
Out the Hurt epitomizes the freedom and flair of participation, both
for players and fans. The novel provides a vivid picture of life in Mexico as
seen through the eyes of the team’s participants—real people with real desires,
problems and accomplishments— as a formerly ragtag bunch of losers led by a
teenaged refugee become championship contenders.
Although
baseball is the thread that binds the characters in Running Out the
Hurt together, the novel focuses on personal relationships. It is an
intimate portrayal of Mexican life that I know very well. I hold a degree from
the Universidad de las Americas and have lived in and written about this
country for over twenty-five years.
My previous
books include Why Immigrants Come to America, Blood of the Serpent: Mexican Lives, and Miss Sally. Thank you for taking the time
to learn about my latest endeavor and I hope you enjoy the story.
~Thank
you for stopping by to see what author Bob Stout had to share today. If you liked
this, then you will surely want to return Friday when I post the results of my
interview with this talented author. For more from Bob Stout, visit these
links:
Amazon author
page: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Joe-Stout/e/B001IZ2OGO/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1359067354&sr=1-2-ent
Bob’s
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/mexicoconamor?ref=ts&fref=ts
