{"product_id":"the-beckoning-world-9781609388478","title":"The Beckoning World","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Beckoning World \u003c\/i\u003eis set in the first quarter of the twentieth century and follows Earl Dunham. His weeks are comprised of six days mining coal, followed by Sundays playing baseball. Then one day a major-league scout happens on a game, signs Earl, and he begins a life he had no idea he could even dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But dreams sometimes suffer from a lovely abundance, and in Earl's case her name is Emily Marchand. They fall quickly and deeply in love, but with that love comes heartbreaking complications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beckoning World \u003c\/i\u003egathers a cast of characters that include Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig; a huge-hearted Pullman steward offering aphoristic wisdom; and countless others, not least of which is the 1918 Spanish flu taking vivid spectral form. At the center is a relentless love that Earl and Emily are defenseless against, allied as they are \"in this business of their hearts.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Bauer \u003c\/b\u003ehas written several books, including \u003ci\u003ePrairie City, Iowa: Three Seasons at Home \u003c\/i\u003e(Iowa, 2008). He teaches writing at Bennington College, and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Iowa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50486380560658,"sku":"9781609388478","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e09a588c-7756-4072-bad3-a1a99fcc0787.jpg?v=1730427664","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beckoning-world-9781609388478","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}