{"product_id":"swimming-in-the-moon-9780062202239","title":"Swimming in the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new historical novel from Pamela Schoenewaldt, the \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Strangers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItaly, 1905. Fourteen-year-old Lucia and her young mother, Teresa, are servants in a magnificent villa on the Bay of Naples, where Teresa soothes their unhappy mistress with song. But volatile tempers force them to flee, exchanging their warm, gilded cage for the cold winds off Lake Erie and Cleveland's restless immigrant quarters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a voice as soaring and varied as her moods, Teresa transforms herself into the Naples Nightingale on the vaudeville circuit. Clever and hardworking, Lucia blossoms in school until her mother's demons return, fracturing Lucia's dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Lucia is not alone in her struggle for a better life. All around her, friends and neighbors, new Americans, are demanding decent wages and working conditions. Lucia joins their battle, confronting risks and opportunities that will transform her and her world in ways she never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchoenewaldt, Pamela:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePamela Schoenewaldt is the \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhen We Were Strangers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSwimming in the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines in England, France, Italy, and the United States. She taught writing for the University of Maryland, European Division, and the University of Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183231795474,"sku":"9780062202239","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7f7079bb-1102-45cc-a121-02f667964ea4.jpg?v=1744458849","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/swimming-in-the-moon-9780062202239","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}