{"product_id":"the-dive-from-clausens-pier-9780375727139","title":"The Dive From Clausen's Pier","description":"How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? These questions lie at the heart of Ann Packer's intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with Jane Hamilton and Sue Miller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of twenty-three Carrie Bell has spent her entire life in Wisconsin, with the same best friend and the same dependable, easygoing, high school sweetheart. Now to her dismay she has begun to find this life suffocating and is considering leaving it-and Mike-behind. But when Mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. \u003cb\u003eThe Dive from Clausen's Pier\u003c\/b\u003e animates this dilemma-and Carrie's startling response to it-with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375727139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.22w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2003 pg. 1388\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2003 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2003 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2004 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e68500 \/ Dive from Clausen's Pier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ann Packer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44978637308085,"sku":"9780375727139","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_915fd155-4ab3-4252-81c0-d701e2436520.jpg?v=1735063970","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dive-from-clausens-pier-9780375727139","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}