{"product_id":"9780679456797","title":"Carry Me Across the Water A Novel - Canin, Ethan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eCarry Me Across the Water A Novel\u003c\/u\u003e by Canin, Ethan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Random House, 2001\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Take the advice of no one,” August Kleinman’s mother says to him while August is still a young boy in Germany, and with these words to guide him, he escapes Nazi Germany and goes on to build a fortune, a family, and life on his own terms in America. At the defining moments that reveal character and shape fate — a shocking encounter with a Japanese soldier in a cave during World War II, the audacious decision to start a brewery in Pittsburgh and a violent reaction against threats to its independent success, a vacation in Barbados, during which his beloved wife mysteriously wanders off, the birth of his grandson — August’s instincts are determinative in a way that illuminates how lives unfold at the deepest levels. This is a brilliant, suspenseful, surprising novel by one of America’s finest writers. Publisher’s Weekly called Ethan Canin’s For Kings and Planets “Masterful … a classic parable of the human condition,” and the same can be said about Carry Me Across the Water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House, 2001","offers":[{"title":"Carry Me Across the Water A Novel \/ Like New","offer_id":52634169868580,"sku":"9780679456797LN","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_0b73cebc-9992-461f-80a1-14d777399fc8.jpg?v=1781792448","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780679456797","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}