{"product_id":"losing-august-paperback","title":"Losing August - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy S. Simons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1965, a man is found dead in a river, triggering a series of events that, by end of summer, will lead to a murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree teenage boys and their younger sisters have an altercation with two carnies from a dilapidated amusement park in a small Lake Michigan town. One of the carnies is found dead in the river the next day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the second carnie is found with his throat slit, the police chief is forced to look next-door to his neighbor's son, one of the boys from the fight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntertwined with the main plot of the book, are character studies of two people coming to terms with unfulfilled expectations of parenthood. Women tend kids while men go to work. Kids old enough to be out and about live untethered lives with unpredictable consequences. Men silently carry the burden of war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosing August is a coming-of-age story not only for these kids, but for the fictional town of Edgewater. Resting on the shores of Lake Michigan, the once-bustling town is trying to come to terms with what it has become. Edgewater is as much a character as the protagonist, with an arc of its own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis heartfelt, character-driven narrative explores the underpinnings of flawed people twenty years after the second World War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156240760895,"sku":"9798989359424","price":24.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/Z4uwUkvmf69798989359424.webp?v=1776970565","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/losing-august-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}