{"product_id":"9781453213261","title":"Freshwater Boys: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A wonderful, poignant collection of stories about men struggling to understand manhood.” —Kirk Farber, author of \u003ci\u003ePostcards from a Dead Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Travel brochures, postcards, and license plates from decades past touted Michigan as ‘The Water Winter Wonderland!’ And in Adam Schuitema’s stories, it is just that: a wonderland where men and boys collide with sand and snow, flora and fauna; where nature is not only somewhere to explore, but a place to hide. In his Michigan, deer frolic through urban areas, old men pilfer sand dunes, and the woods are the best place to hide your \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003es\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e From childhood to adulthood, these guys struggle to do the right thing—searching the woods, gazing out at the lake, sifting the ashen sands—for a clue as to how to become the men they need to be. Schuitema’s \u003ci\u003eFreshwater Boys \u003c\/i\u003eis the literary equivalent of an early spring leap into the still icy waters of the bay: shocking, refreshing, cleansing. The best way to rouse a spirit drowsy from an endless, arduous winter.” —Michael Zadoorian, \u003ci\u003eThe Leisure Seeker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Delphinium Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155122995440,"sku":"9781453213261","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453213261_p0.jpg?v=1763848196","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453213261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}