{"product_id":"9780812978216","title":"Loon Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hero of this dazzling novel by American master E. L. Doctorow is Joe, a young man on the run in the depths of the Great Depression. A late-summer night finds him alone and shivering beside a railroad track in the Adirondack mountains when a private railcar passes. Brightly lit windows reveal well-dressed men at a table and, in another compartment, a beautiful girl holding up a white dress before her naked form. Joe will follow the track to the mysterious estate at Loon Lake, where he finds the girl along with a tycoon, an aviatrix, a drunken poet, and a covey of gangsters. Here Joe’s fate will play out in this powerful story of ambition, aggression, and identity. Loon Lake is another stunning achievement of this acclaimed author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerful . . . [a] complex and haunting meditation on modern American history.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A genuine thriller . . . a marvelous exploration of the complexities and contradictions of the American dream . . . Not under any circumstances would we reveal the truly shattering climax.”\u003cbr\u003e–\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A dazzling performance . . . [\u003ci\u003eLoon Lake\u003c\/i\u003e] anatomizes America with insight, passion, and inventiveness.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hypnotic . . . tantalizes long after it has ended.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling . . . brilliantly done.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e–St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterpiece.”\u003cbr\u003e–Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016594440432,"sku":"9780812978216","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812978216_p0.jpg?v=1763743817","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812978216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}