{"product_id":"rogues-in-a-nation-9781967311934","title":"Rogues in a Nation","description":"A SWEEPING, MULTI-GENERATIONAL AMERICAN STORY WHERE BURIED POLITICAL SECRETS, FAMILY HISTORIES, AND THE GHOSTS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY COLLIDE. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Valerie Lisowski, a veteran psychiatric nurse, returns home to Appleton during a turbulent political moment, she expects a quiet visit with her aging parents. Instead, an unexpected guest arrives with a revelation that shatters everything she thought she knew about her family--and her country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDecades earlier, her father Herb came of age in the chaotic aftermath of World War II, juggling his love of film, the burdens of service, and a fateful friendship with a displaced Soviet laborer. But it was his entanglement with powerful industrialists and an ambitious Wisconsin politician that set in motion a series of consequences reaching far beyond the Midwest. As Valerie listens to the story her parents never told, a hidden past emerges--one shaped by propaganda, political machinations, Cold War paranoia, and the dangerous ease with which ordinary people can become complicit in extraordinary wrongdoing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving between postwar Germany, mid-century Wisconsin, and the present-day labor protests unfolding at the Capitol, Rogues in a Nation intertwines personal memory with national history to explore how private choices echo across generations. Powerful, cinematic, and deeply human, this novel asks: What do we owe to the truth--and to each other--when the past refuses to stay buried?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrew Lifson holds a B.A. in English, specializing in American Literature, from Queens College (CUNY), and an M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His academic path has international flavor: he spent time studying at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, and served as an English teacher in Kabul, Afghanistan, during his tenure with the Peace Corps--back when it was safe to do so. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an undergraduate at Queens College, Andrew won a prestigious film criticism award for an essay analyzing the work of Alfred Hitchcock. Since then, he has built a rich career combining literary expertise and educational practice, shaped by his global experience and deep dedication to teaching. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Creek Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52101658312978,"sku":"9781967311934","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29796b27-0611-475b-9f54-7c744d2d255d.jpg?v=1773135795","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rogues-in-a-nation-9781967311934","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}