{"product_id":"the-monsters-of-templeton-paperback","title":"The Monsters of Templeton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLauren Groff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The day I returned to Templeton steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass.\" So begins \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters of Templeton\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story. In the wake of a disastrous love affair with her older, married archaeology professor at Stanford, brilliant Wilhelmina Cooper arrives back at the doorstep of her hippie mother-turned-born-again-Christian's house in Templeton, NY, a storybook town her ancestors founded that sits on the shores of Lake Glimmerglass. Upon her arrival, a prehistoric monster surfaces in the lake bringing a feeding frenzy to the quiet town, and Willie learns she has a mystery father her mother kept secret Willie's entire life. The beautiful, broody Willie is told that the key to her biological father's identity lies somewhere in her family's history, so she buries herself in the research of her twisted family tree and finds more than she bargained for as a chorus of voices from the town's past -- some sinister, all fascinating -- rise up around her to tell their side of the story. In the end, dark secrets come to light, past and present day are blurred, and old mysteries are finally put to rest. \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters of Templeton\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh, virtuoso performance that has placed Lauren Groff among the best writers of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Groff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters of Templeton\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Orange Prize for New Writers; \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, winner of the Medici Book Club Prize, and finalist for the L.A. Times Book Award; and Fates and Furies, a National Book Award finalist. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly, Harper's, Tin House, One Story, McSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the anthologies \u003ci\u003e100 Years of the Best American Short Stories, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, PEN\/O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and three editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762325586208,"sku":"9780316434713","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/036d6ccd22d7686848cfc36f822aa959.webp?v=1780219649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-monsters-of-templeton-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}