{"product_id":"9781683781592","title":"Summary of At the Water's Edge: by Sara Gruen Summary \u0026 Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen | Summary \u0026amp; Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt Water’s Edge, a novel by Sara Gruen, \u003c\/em\u003etakes place in the waning days of World War II. Maddie Hyde’s dissolute husband, Ellis, decides to search for the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. What Maddie learns there about lies, life, and love changes her forever.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 1942, Màiri Grant drowns herself in Loch Ness after her husband, Angus, is reported killed in action and her baby is stillborn. Only a headstone is left of the little family in Drumnadrochit, a village near the loch, or lake.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNearly three years later, Maddie arrives in Drumnadrochit with Ellis and his best friend Henry ‘Hank’ Winston Boyd. Ellis escaped military service because he is color blind, and Hank is flat-footed, leaving them free to carouse constantly with Maddie in tow.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEllis hugely disappointed his father, Colonel Whitney Hyde. Maddie is not sure whether his father thinks Ellis is lying to escape military service…\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a \u003cem\u003esummary and analysis\u003c\/em\u003e of the book and NOT the original book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eInside this Instaread Summary \u0026amp; Analysis of At the Water’s Edge\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Summary of book\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Introduction to the Important People in the book\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131028685040,"sku":"9781683781592","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683781592_p0.jpg?v=1763701614","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683781592","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}