{"product_id":"the-lake-the-river-the-other-lake-9781400079940","title":"The Lake, the River \u0026 the Other Lake","description":"The resort town of Weneshkeen, nestled along Michigan's Gold Coast, has become a complex melting pot: townies and old timers mix with ritzy summer folk, migrant cherry pickers, wily river guides, and a few Ojibwe Indians. As the summer blooms, these lives mingle in surprising ways-a lifelong resident and Vietnam Vet pursues the take-no-guff deputy sheriff, while plotting revenge against the jet-skiers polluting his beloved lake; a summer kid from downstate stumbles into a romance with the sexiest rich girl in town; the town's retired reverend discovers the Internet and a new friend in his computer tutor. A resonant social comedy with richly-drawn characters and quirky charm, \u003ci\u003eThe Lake, the River \u0026amp; the Other Lake \u003c\/i\u003ewelcomes you into a world that you may never want to leave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteve Amick's short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New England Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStory\u003c\/i\u003e, the anthology\u003ci\u003e The Sound of Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and on National Public Radio. He has an MFA from George Mason University and has been a college instructor, playwright, copywriter, songwriter, and musician. He lives in Michigan, dividing his time between his hometown, Ann Arbor, and a family cottage on a famously clear lake along the northern edge of the Lower Peninsula.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901696053522,"sku":"9781400079940","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9f35b5de-bfe8-4abb-8e29-ec64cae49068.jpg?v=1738435821","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lake-the-river-the-other-lake-9781400079940","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}