The Book of the Month Club
July 2005
This month's feature is dedicated to the younger Sox fan. Written by Gerald Purciello, "THE YEAR THEY WON; A tale of the Boston Red Sox" concerns itself with four loyal 12 year-old Sox fans (and their cat) in the year 2024 who, facing a 20 year world championship drought, determine to ensure, by means fair or foul, that their beloved team again reigns supreme.
Purciello is a life-long, fiercely partisan Boston Red Sox fan, who says he "used to spend a lot of time waiting 'til next year". Now he's optimistic that the Curse has lifted and that the Sox will repeat their glorious exploits of 2004 in short order. "THE YEAR THEY WON" thus qualifies as "speculative fiction".
The publisher, Brown Barn Books, describes the book as being for anyone who's
"ever loved or hated the Boston Red Sox, stolen a base or tried to, rooted for the underdog, taken a baseball glove to a game, crossed your fingers, or yelled at the ump", and that sounds like almost all of us.
You can pick up "THE YEAR THEY WON" for the ridiculously low price of $8.95 at your favorite bookstore, or online at Barnes and Noble
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