{"product_id":"lake-overturn-paperback","title":"Lake Overturn - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVestal McIntyre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Striking.... An author is lucky to bring one character so vividly to life: the gifted McIntyre has done it for all of his.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I felt as if I were reading a modern-day \u003cem\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/em\u003e.\" -- Kate Christensen, PEN\/Faulkner Award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Man\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the Publishing Triangle's Ferro-Grumley Award, \u003cem\u003eLake Overturn\u003c\/em\u003e is the stirring debut novel of small-town America from critically acclaimed author Vestal McIntyre (\u003cem\u003eYou Are Not the One\u003c\/em\u003e). With intricate plots involving an array of fully realized characters, and dealing with themes such as autism, homosexuality, religion, and addiction, \u003cem\u003eLake Overturn\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to appeal to fans of the literary work of Russell Banks (\u003cem\u003eThe Sweet Hereafter, Affliction\u003c\/em\u003e), Rick Moody (\u003cem\u003eThe Ice Storm\u003c\/em\u003e), Augusten Burroughs (\u003cem\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/em\u003e), and Alice Munro (\u003cem\u003eThe Moons of Jupiter, The Love of a Good Woman\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the year \u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEula, Idaho, has never seen a battle, an earthquake, or a Democrat in City Hall. Yet life here is anything but simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLina's angry son Jesús has recently returned to the trailer park after living with wealthy white foster parents. Her younger son Enrique and his best friend, Gene--who lives in a neighboring trailer with his very Christian mother, Connie--are misfits who cling to their studies in the face of schoolyard cruelties. Determined to win the statewide science fair, Enrique and Gene devise an experiment involving lake overturn, a phenomenon in which deadly gases erupt from a lake's depths. In their endeavor to discover if Eula could suffer from such an event, the boys come into contact with an odd assortment of locals--including a frail-hearted school principal with grand ambitions, a lonely lawyer who finds new love as his wife is dying, and a woman who decides to escape a life of exploitation and addiction by becoming a surrogate mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sweeping perspective and a Victorian wealth of character, \u003cem\u003eLake Overturn\u003c\/em\u003e exposes small-town America in all its beauty and treachery, sunshine and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the year \u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEula, Idaho, has never seen a battle, an earthquake, or a Democrat in City Hall. Yet life here is anything but simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLina's angry son Jesús has recently returned to the trailer park after living with wealthy white foster parents. Her younger son Enrique and his best friend, Gene--who lives in a neighboring trailer with his very Christian mother, Connie--are misfits who cling to their studies in the face of schoolyard cruelties. Determined to win the statewide science fair, Enrique and Gene devise an experiment involving \"lake overturn,\" a phenomenon in which deadly gases erupt from a lake's depths. In their endeavor to discover if Eula could suffer from such an event, the boys come into contact with an odd assortment of locals--including a frail-hearted school principal with grand ambitions, a lonely lawyer who finds new love as his wife is dying, and a woman who decides to escape a life of exploitation and addiction by becoming a surrogate mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sweeping perspective and a Victorian wealth of character, \u003cem\u003eLake Overturn\u003c\/em\u003e exposes small-town America in all its beauty and treachery, sunshine and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915317080380,"sku":"9780061671265","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/cC92TzYrMnM4V3h0UUdYWmc3UjdxUT09.webp?v=1774361446","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/lake-overturn-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}