{"product_id":"the-dive-from-clausens-pier-9780375727139","title":"The Dive from Clausen's Pier","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? These questions lie at the heart of Ann Packer's intimate and emotionally thrilling novel. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Packer knows just how to make a story build: the novel reveals a sure sense of pace and pitch, a brilliant ear for character . . . a searching emotional generosity.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of twenty-three Carrie Bell has spent her entire life in Wisconsin, with the same best friend and the same dependable, easygoing, high school sweetheart. Now to her dismay she has begun to find this life suffocating and is considering leaving it-and Mike-behind. But when Mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dive from Clausen's Pier\u003c\/b\u003e animates this dilemma-and Carrie's startling response to it-with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Packer received the Great Lakes Book Award\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efor\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dive from Clausen's Pier\u003c\/b\u003e, which was a national bestseller. She is also the author of \u003cb\u003eMendocino\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e. She is a past recipient of a James Michener award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Her fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Ploughshares, \u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines, as well as in \u003cb\u003ePrize Stories 1992: The O. Henry Awards\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in northern California with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51358927487250,"sku":"9780375727139","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0918b9b6-73ce-4894-9b25-638284c7adf2.jpg?v=1749575421","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dive-from-clausens-pier-9780375727139","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}