{"product_id":"the-dream-dredger-paperback","title":"The Dream Dredger - 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\u003eRoberta Silman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePregnant with her first child, Diny Branson is haunted by her mother's death years ago in the Hudson River. Was it suicide or accident? Slowly, Diny weaves the many threads of Lise's tragic life--from a fairyland youth to a happy marriage, then through the travails of losing a child. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Diny learns how the forces of history, like the coming Holocaust, inflict losses, such as loss of language, that create other more subtle losses--and how the forces of nature, like the majestic Hudson, can be both threat and comfort. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoberta Silman's first story was in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e; other stories followed there, in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHadassah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVQR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar \u003c\/i\u003eand in many places here and abroad. Her books are \u003ci\u003eBlood Relations\u003c\/i\u003e, stories; three novels, \u003ci\u003eBoundaries\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Dredger\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBeginning the World Again: A Novel of Los Alamos\u003c\/i\u003e; and two children's books, \u003ci\u003eSomebody Else's Child \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Astronomers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in Brooklyn, brought up on Long Island, Silman graduated with honors from Cornell University and has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A recipient of Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships, she has won the National Magazine Award for Fiction twice. Two stories were read on Selected Shorts, two others won PEN Syndicated Fiction prizes, and several were cited in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSomebody Else's Child \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Child Study Association Award; \u003ci\u003eBlood Relations \u003c\/i\u003ewon honorable mentions for the PEN Hemingway and Janet Heidinger Kafka Prizes; \u003ci\u003eBoundaries \u003c\/i\u003ewon honorable mention for the Kafka Prize; and \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Dredger \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBeginning the World Again \u003c\/i\u003ewon Washington Irving Awards. Her reviews and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVQR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, and World Books PRI. She reviews regularly for the online magazine \u003ci\u003eThe ArtsFuse\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ms. Silman is married to structural engineer, Robert Silman, and they have three married children and five grandchildren. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157828173887,"sku":"9781504009638","price":14.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/sv3baxYo_N9781504009638.webp?v=1776984660","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-dream-dredger-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}