{"product_id":"9781940207377","title":"Cascade Falls: A Novel","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCascade Falls\u003c\/i\u003e explores the failed promise of the American Dream. Raised to believe that with hard work, anything is possible, a staggering number of Americans hate their jobs and see little chance of ever escaping the grind. In his tragicomic followup to the laugh-ridden \u003ci\u003eElevating Overman,\u003c\/i\u003e Bruce Ferber asks the question: \"How does giving up our dreams affect our relationships and our psyches?\"\u003cp\u003eDanny Johnson, a writer whose career never materialized, moves with his wife and children to Cascade Falls, a water-filled, golf community in the bone-dry desert outside of Phoenix. Grudgingly going to work for his father Ted, the Elmer Gantry of home development, Danny's quest for stability ultimately comes up short. His marriage begins to fray and the housing market goes bust, forcing him and those around him to examine their lives anew. \u003ci\u003eCascade Falls\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the desperate price paid for sacrificing who we are for how and where we live.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048046772464,"sku":"9781940207377","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781940207377_p0.jpg?v=1763789970","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781940207377","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}