{"product_id":"swimming-in-the-moon-paperback","title":"Swimming in the Moon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePamela Schoenewaldt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new historical novel from Pamela Schoenewaldt, the \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Strangers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItaly, 1905. Fourteen-year-old Lucia and her young mother, Teresa, are servants in a magnificent villa on the Bay of Naples, where Teresa soothes their unhappy mistress with song. But volatile tempers force them to flee, exchanging their warm, gilded cage for the cold winds off Lake Erie and Cleveland's restless immigrant quarters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a voice as soaring and varied as her moods, Teresa transforms herself into the Naples Nightingale on the vaudeville circuit. Clever and hardworking, Lucia blossoms in school until her mother's demons return, fracturing Lucia's dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Lucia is not alone in her struggle for a better life. All around her, friends and neighbors, new Americans, are demanding decent wages and working conditions. Lucia joins their battle, confronting risks and opportunities that will transform her and her world in ways she never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.98 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Langum Prize for Historical Literature (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752353726752,"sku":"9780062202239","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/12c9dbbc99c452f061b3567738b50c4a.webp?v=1779993624","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/swimming-in-the-moon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}