Magic Season: A Son's Story

Written by Wade Rouse

Narrated by Wade Rouse

"Honest, authentic, heartbreaking and healing. I devoured it in one day."—Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author     

Bestselling author Wade Rouse finds solace with his dying father through their shared love of baseball in this poignant, illuminating memoir of family and forgiveness.

Before his success in public relations, his loving marriage and his storied writing career, Wade Rouse was simply Ted Rouse's son. A queer kid in a conservative Ozarks community, Wade struggled at a young age to garner his father's approval and find his voice. For his part, Ted was a hard-lined engineer, offering little emotional support or encouragement. But Wade and Ted had one thing in common: an undying love of the St. Louis Cardinals.

For decades, baseball offered Wade and his father a shared vocabulary—a way to stay in touch, to connect and to express their emotions. But when his father's health takes a turn for the worst, Wade returns to southwest Missouri to share one final season with his father. As the Cards race towards a dramatic pennant race, Wade and his father begin to open up in way they never thought possible.  Together, inning by inning during their own magic season, they'll move towards forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace.

Heartfelt, hilarious and lovingly rendered, Magic Season is an unforgettable story of love, family and forgiveness against the backdrop of America's favorite pastime.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Audio
• Release date: May 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9781488214356

Wade Rouse

Wade Rouse is an internationally bestselling author of thirteen books, which have been translated into twenty languages and selected as Today Show Must-Reads, Indie Next Picks and Michigan Notable Books. Rouse writes fiction under his grandma’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the working-poor Ozarks woman whose memory inspires his writing. He lives in Michigan and California, and hosts Wine & Words with Wade, a literary happy hour, every Thursday.

Reviews for Magic Season

[Jeanette N Mike Shanahan · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It helped me cope with the feelings I have since losing my dad. Thank you so much

[Heather Lilly · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent. Wade’s story of his relationship with his father really resonated with me. He was honest without being brutal about his father’s failings and sometimes cruelty, but all throughout his love for his father, and all of his family, was abundantly clear. Beautifully written, and touchingly narrated by the author. Highly recommend.