{"product_id":"masons-retreat-paperback","title":"Mason's Retreat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Tilghman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1936, and the world is on the brink of war. American expatriot Edward Mason, owner of a failing machine factory, is fighting more private battles. In the face of defeat, he abandons his adopted home in England in order to reclaim his inheritance on Maryland's Eastern Shore---a ruinous, thousand-acre estate known ominously as Mason's Retreat. Edward, his wife, Edith, and their two young sons struggle to adjust to life in this strange and storied place. But with war drawing closer, England's hasty rearmament offers Edward a chance to revive the factory, and he returns alone to lead his company. Meanwhile, his wife and sons are left to make their own fortunes. When an unsigned letter informs Edward of where those fortunes have led, he hastens back, an ill-fated move that will have devastating consequences for everyone involved. \u003cbr\u003eHaunted, moving, and masterfully written, \"Christopher Tilghman's deeply remembered novel is a loyal testament to history---to the lure and bind of family, to the earth that spat us out and receives us unquestionably again\" (Gail Caldwell, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Tilghman\u003c\/b\u003e's stories, collected in \u003ci\u003eIn a Father's Place\u003c\/i\u003e (Picador), have appeared in\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications, and several have been selected for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. He lives in Massachusetts with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.24 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751796900128,"sku":"9781250016072","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e2473015150e2e6f79a694d687571d1d.webp?v=1779980396","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/masons-retreat-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}