{"product_id":"across-the-great-lake-paperback","title":"Across the Great Lake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Zacharias\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the brutally cold winter of 1936, as his wife lies dying, Henrik Halvorsen takes their daughter with him on a perilous journey. Captain of the coal-fired \u003ci\u003eManitou\u003c\/i\u003e, he is charged with transporting railroad cars across an icy Lake Michigan. Five-year-old Fern revels in the freedom of the ferry, making friends with a stowaway cat and a gentle young deckhand, before the sighting of a ghostly ship presages danger for all aboard. Eight decades later, Fern reflects on the dark secret she has kept since that ill-fated voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Zacharias is the author of four previous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Only Sounds We Make\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e, a Book of the Month Club selection. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e series. Born in Chicago and raised in Hammond, Indiana, she is professor emerita of English at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759948497184,"sku":"9780299320942","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b553f2560bed91cfa5637c72ce85a239.webp?v=1780166857","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/across-the-great-lake-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}