In ‘Field of Dreams,‘ Ray Kinsella, an Iowa farmer who lives with his wife, Annie, and daughter, Karin, starts hearing voices that tell him to build a baseball field on his corn farm. Soon, the ghosts of ex-baseball legends frequent his newly installed field while he tries to figure out the cryptic meaning behind the voice’s message. During a PTA meeting, Ray finds a breakthrough in his quest when he learns about an author named Terence Mann, whose book The Boat Rocker has become a contentious subject for the parents. Dubbed a classic novel, it becomes Ray’s first introduction to Mann’s work and the entry point for his obsession with the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.