{"product_id":"east-grand-lake-paperback","title":"East Grand Lake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShayne won't get out of the car. It's the summer of 1972 and the whole family has come up to Grandpa Murphy's cottage for their annual trip. Three generations are out on the property, swimming, wandering through the forest, fixing up the clubhouse, getting ready to sing around the fire, and having a lovely time. And Shayne won't get out of the car.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA novel in fourteen stories, \u003cem\u003e East Grand Lake\u003c\/em\u003e is a lovely, thoughtful, warm-hearted tale of life at the lake with a big family. Following the Murphy Clan from one evening to the next, Tim Ryan captures the many tiny, important dramas that occur simultaneously, sometimes invisibly, when everyone gets together. A pair of brothers hunt frogs. The girl cousins make a bid for supremacy. A boy is afraid of the end of the dock. Over one sun-soaked day, the Murphy family wrestles with grief, aging, betrayal, mental illness, and the many small fictions that occur when people share their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten with humour, compassion, and authenticity, \u003cem\u003eEast Grand Lake\u003c\/em\u003e welcomes readers into the complex inner world of a large and loving family. This is a book for everyone who misses or wishes for summer vacation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Ryan works and plays in and around Calgary, Alberta. He lives with his wife and daughter, a bossy cat, and a curious rabbit. He is the winner of the AlbertaViews short story contest. Tim's work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Write Launch, The Prairie Journal, Prometheus Dreaming\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. \u003cem\u003eEast Grand Lake\u003c\/em\u003e is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760992944416,"sku":"9781773854458","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1db7bef2de1ded4a236e69123b900a0b.webp?v=1780196459","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/east-grand-lake-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}