{"product_id":"the-midcoast-paperback","title":"The Midcoast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003e\"Propulsive . . . An absorbing look at small-town Maine and the thwarted dreams of a family trying to transcend it.\"--Lee Cole, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I tore through the saga of the Thatch family in two nights. \u003ci\u003eThe Midcoast\u003c\/i\u003e is a reader's dream--tense, ominous, and deeply wise.\"--David Benioff, co-creator of \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's spring in the tiny town of Damariscotta, a tourist haven on the coast of Maine known for its oysters and antiques. Andrew, a high school English teacher recently returned to the area, has brought his family to Ed and Steph Thatch's sprawling riverside estate to attend a reception for the Amherst women's lacrosse team. Back when they were all teenagers, Andrew never could have predicted that Ed, descended from a long line of lobstermen, or Steph, a decent student until she dropped out to start a family, would ever send a daughter to a place like Amherst. But so the tides have turned, and Andrew's trying hard to admire, more than envy, the view from Ed's rolling backyard meadow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Andrew wanders through the Thatches' house, he stumbles upon a file he's not supposed to see: photos of a torched body in a burned-out sedan. And when a line of state police cruisers crashes the Thatches' reception an hour later, Andrew and his neighbors finally begin to see the truth behind Ed and Steph's remarkable rise. Soon the newspapers are running headlines about the Thatches, and Andrew's poring over his memories, trying to piece together the story of a family he thought he knew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA propulsive drama that cares as deeply about its characters as it does about the crimes they commit, \u003ci\u003eThe Midcoast \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the machinations of privilege, the dark recesses of the American dream, and the lies we tell as we try, at all costs, to protect the ones we love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam White\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Damariscotta, Maine, and now lives with his wife and son in Boston, where he teaches writing and coaches lacrosse. He holds an MFA from Columbia University. \u003ci\u003eThe Midcoast\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 7.95 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694893109311,"sku":"9780593243176","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5a928f8cd69f35dbef82f435eb7df2d1.webp?v=1765002274","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-midcoast-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}