{"product_id":"the-net-beneath-us-paperback","title":"The Net Beneath Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WISCONSIN WRITERS: EDNA FERBER FICTION BOOK AWARD!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her debut novel, Carol Dunbar draws from her own lived experiences, vividly describing the wonder and harshness of life off the grid. Told over the course of a year, \u003ci\u003eThe Net Beneath Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical exploration of loss, marriage, parenthood, and self-reliance; a tale of how the natural world--without and within us--offers us healing, if we can learn where to look. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Dunbar delivers both a tumble through the shifting light of grief, and a forgiving forest floor on which to land.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Leif Enger, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePeace Like a River\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVirgil Wander\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe promised her he would never let go. She's willing to risk everything to hold on.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of her husband's logging accident, Elsa has more questions than answers about how to carry on while caring for their two small children in the unfinished house he was building for them in the woods of rural Wisconsin. To cope with the challenges of winter and the near-daily miscommunications from her in-laws, she forges her own relationship with the land, learning from and taking comfort in the trees her husband had so loved. If she wants to stay in their home, she must discover her own capabilities, and accept help from the people and places she least expects.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCAROL DUNBAR is a former actor, playwright, and coloratura soprano who left her life in the city to move off the grid. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The South Carolina Review, Midwestern Gothic, \u003c\/i\u003e and on Wisconsin Public Radio. She writes from a solar-powered office on the second floor of a water tower in northern Wisconsin, where she lives in a house in the woods with her husband, two kids, and a giant Alaskan malamute. \u003ci\u003eThe Net Beneath Us\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760913875232,"sku":"9781250826879","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1747f005ba768f67b733f99dbc781136.webp?v=1780194074","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-net-beneath-us-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}