{"product_id":"loon-lake-9780812978216","title":"Loon Lake","description":"The hero of this dazzling novel by American master E. L. Doctorow is Joe, a young man on the run in the depths of the Great Depression. A late-summer night finds him alone and shivering beside a railroad track in the Adirondack mountains when a private railcar passes. Brightly lit windows reveal well-dressed men at a table and, in another compartment, a beautiful girl holding up a white dress before her naked form. Joe will follow the track to the mysterious estate at Loon Lake, where he finds the girl along with a tycoon, an aviatrix, a drunken poet, and a covey of gangsters. Here Joe's fate will play out in this powerful story of ambition, aggression, and identity. Loon Lake is another stunning achievement of this acclaimed author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Powerful . . .  a] complex and haunting meditation on modern American history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A genuine thriller . . . a marvelous exploration of the complexities and contradictions of the American dream . . . Not under any circumstances would we reveal the truly shattering climax.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A dazzling performance . . .  \u003ci\u003eLoon Lake\u003c\/i\u003e] anatomizes America with insight, passion, and inventiveness.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hypnotic . . . tantalizes long after it has ended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compelling . . . brilliantly done.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterpiece.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Chicago Sun-Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812978216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.28w x 0.60d","brand":"E. L. Doctorow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44736630489269,"sku":"9780812978216","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f1f5a68e-ab44-40e7-9663-02e29f35d25a.jpg?v=1729609853","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/loon-lake-9780812978216","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}