# Evvie Drake Starts Over: A Read with Jenna Pick - Paperback

by **Linda Holmes** (Author)

****_NEW YORK TIMES_ BESTSELLER - **Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on _Today_ -**** "Everything a romantic comedy should be: witty, relatable, and a little complicated."--_People_**

A heartfelt debut about the unlikely relationship between a young woman who's lost her husband and a major league pitcher who's lost his game.

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR**

In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband's death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn't correct them.

Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy's childhood best friend, is wrestling with what miserable athletes living out their worst nightmares call the "yips" he can't throw straight anymore, and, even worse, he can't figure out why. As the media storm heats up, an invitation from Andy to stay in Maine seems like the perfect chance to hit the reset button on Dean's future.

When he moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie's house, the two make a deal: Dean won't ask about Evvie's late husband, and Evvie won't ask about Dean's baseball career. Rules, though, have a funny way of being broken--and what starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something more. To move forward, Evvie and Dean will have to reckon with their pasts--the friendships they've damaged, the secrets they've kept--but in life, as in baseball, there's always a chance--up until the last out.

A joyful, hilarious, and hope-filled debut, _Evvie Drake Starts Over_ will have you cheering for the two most unlikely comebacks of the year--and will leave you wanting more from Linda Holmes.

**Praise for _Evvie Drake Starts Over_**

"A quirky, sweet, and splendid story of a woman coming into her own."**\--Taylor Jenkins Reid, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Daisy Jones & The Six_**

"Effortlessly enjoyable . . . \[a\] pitch-perfect . . . adult love story that is as romantic as it is real."**\-_USA Today_**

"Charming, hopeful, and gently romantic . . . Evvie Drake is great company."**\--Rainbow Rowell, #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _Eleanor & Park_**

### Author Biography

**Linda Holmes** is a pop culture correspondent for National Public Radio and the host of the podcast _Pop Culture Happy Hour,_ which has held sold-out live shows in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, and elsewhere. She appears regularly on NPR's radio shows, including _Morning Edition, All Things Considered,_ and _Weekend Edition._ Before NPR, she wrote for _New York_ magazine online and for _TV Guide,_ as well as for the influential website _Television Without Pity._ In her free time, she watches far too many romantic comedies, bakes bread, watches her nephews get taller, and recently knitted her first hat.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN

**Publication Date:** June 02, 2020

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