{"product_id":"on-hurricane-island-paperback","title":"On Hurricane Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Meeropol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a major hurricane threatens the northeast, math professor Gandalf Cohen is abducted by federal agents and flown to a secret interrogation center off the coast of Maine. Austin Coombs, a young local resident, is a newly hired civilian guard assigned to the detention center. Henry Ames, a man of personal secrets, is the FBI special agent in charge of Gandalf's case and doubts the professor's terrorist involvement; Tobias, his second-in-command, disagrees, preferring violent interrogation. As the hurricane slams the shore, conflict detonates and each character must choose a side if they're to survive the storm. Told over the five days approaching the anniversary of 9\/11, by varying voices on both extremes of the political divide, On Hurricane Island is both a fast-paced political thriller and a literary examination of the sociopolitical storm facing our society. How far should government go in the name of protecting our national security? What happens when governmental powers of surveillance and extra-legal interrogation are expanded? How free are we?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Meeropol's characters live on the fault lines of political turmoil and human connection. She is the author of one previous novel, \u003ci\u003eHouse Arrest\u003c\/i\u003e (Red Hen Press, 2011). A literary late bloomer, she began seriously writing fiction in her fifties. Her short fiction and essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eBridges\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e DoveTales\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pedestal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Portland Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Beyond the Margins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Drum\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Writer's Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. A former pediatric nurse practitioner and part-time bookseller, Ellen holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Stonecoast program at the University of Southern Maine. She lives in Western Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770929316128,"sku":"9781597093002","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d821e6c445a6c3d80ac75e15a9da55bf.webp?v=1780380958","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-hurricane-island-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}