{"product_id":"after-the-dam-paperback","title":"After the Dam - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Hassinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUndone by motherhood, judged by her husband, thirty-two-year-old Rachel Clayborne flees with her baby in the middle of the night for the one place on earth that's been her refuge: her grandmother's lakehouse in northern Wisconsin. Hoping to reconnect with a former, healthier self, she instead faces a confused and dying grandmother, her ever-present nurse who seems bent on thwarting each of Rachel's desires, and a changed ex-boyfriend--her first and most passionate love. As a constant rain threatens the nearby dam, Rachel struggles to discern what's happened to the past, who she's become, and what kind of a life she will make for herself now--one that clings to ghosts or opens bravely to a wild new geography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNina: Adolescence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Priest's Madonna\u003c\/i\u003e comes a gripping new novel that depicts the transformative power of motherhood with honesty, wit, and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Hassinger is the author of \u003ci\u003eNina: Adolescence \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Priest's Madonna\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has been translated into five languages and has won awards from\u003ci\u003e Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Illinois Arts Council. Her work has appeared in numerous venues, including\u003ci\u003e The New York Times, Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Writers' Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and teaches in the University of Nebraska's MFA in Writing Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714460586047,"sku":"9781597097536","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cd9b5bd8ad2ccc6f32e4e2adcf0e3544.webp?v=1765068243","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/after-the-dam-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}