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  A slyly profound and startlingly
original novel about the psyche of the American male, The Throwback Special marks the return of one of the most
acclaimed literary voices of his generation.
  
  Here is the absorbing story of twenty-two men who gather
every fall to painstakingly reenact what ESPN called “the most shocking play in NFL history” and the
Washington Redskins dubbed the “Throwback Special”: the November 1985 play in which the Redskins’ Joe
Theismann had his leg horribly broken by Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants live on Monday Night Football.
 

  With wit and great empathy, Chris Bachelder introduces us to Charles, a psychologist whose expertise is in high
demand; George, a garrulous public librarian; Fat Michael, envied and despised by the others for being exquisitely fit;
Jeff, a recently divorced man who has become a theorist of marriage; and many more. Over the course of a weekend, the
men reveal their secret hopes, fears, and passions as they choose roles, spend a long night of the soul preparing for
the play, and finally enact their bizarre ritual for what may be the last time. Along the way, mishaps,
misunderstandings, and grievances pile up, and the comforting traditions holding the group together threaten to give
way.
  
  The Throwback Special is a moving and comic tale filled with pitch-perfect observations about
manhood, marriage, middle age, and the rituals we all enact as part of being alive.
  
  PRAISE
 
“Wistful and elegantly written . . . The Throwback Special conjures the rewarding melancholy of Richard
Ford’s Frank Bascombe novels” — John Williams, New York Times Book Review
  
 
“Powerful, intelligent, and entertaining. . . . Chris Bachelder works a kind of poignant comedic magic, expertly
locating and drawing out central truths about life.” — Drew Nellins Smith, Los Angeles Times Book Review
  
  “A gem . . . Bachelder’s ‘football’ novel is an eerie, witty work dissecting a
modern-day sacrificial ritual.” — Matt Seidel, The Millions
  
  “The Throwback Special is
2016’s first Great Book. . . . A hilariously sorrowful rendering of American masculinity and a wise, patient
examination of American culture.” — Weston Cutter, Minneapolis Star Tribune
  
  “A comic
meditation about marriage, ritual, friendship, parenthood, aging, and unlikely obsessions, The Throwback Special is a
funny, insightful, and surprisingly poignant book.” — Julie Schumacher, bestselling author of Dear
Committee Members
  
  “[A] comic dissection of male bonding. . . . Sharply observed and sympathetic and
funny enough to win over even those readers who abhor football and its fans.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred
review)
  
  “Bachelder reveals the magic of professional sport spectating, the silliness and profundity
of traditions, and the tender illogic of friendship. . . . There is absolutely something for everyone (even the
sports-averse) in this rollicking, irreverent but sweet human drama.” — Julia Jenkins, Shelf Awareness
(starred review)
  
  “[A] wryly amusing rumination on manhood and male bonding. . . . Filled with
subtle humor and incisive insights, Bachelder’s novel will resonate with anyone who has pondered the game of
life.” — Publishers Weekly 						

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