{"product_id":"9781932010930","title":"At the Waterline","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne windy night on the Willamette River, a young man with romantic notions of a sailing life crashes his boat into a railroad bridge, nearly killing his wife. Divorced, ashamed, and haunted by the tragedy, Chad tries to leave the river and its memories behind, only to be drawn back years later. At a ramshackle marina north of Portland, he lives and works among a motley assortment of houseboat dwellers and liveaboards, each with their own story and their own reasons to distrust or embrace a newcomer who can’t quite commit to being one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere’s Dory and Marge, one a dreamer, the other a purveyor of hot dogs and gossip, necessary glue for a community literally tied together in the current; there’s Barry, the Catholic priest who has lost his faith; Bernice and Bill, a perfect couple on the verge of fracturing; and there’s Jack, who has lived on the river his entire life—before speedboats, before electricity, and before shotguns went out of style as a way of settling disputes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the seasons bring changes to the river, Chad and this makeshift community change each other in unexpected ways, learning to love, to trust, and to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ooligan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151699984624,"sku":"9781932010930","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932010930_p0.jpg?v=1763639237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932010930","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}