{"product_id":"when-you-live-by-a-mermer-blakeslee-9781504090506","title":"When You Live by a River","description":"\u003cb\u003eA teenager moves to a remote farm in the Catskill Mountains in 1931 to raise her late aunt's baby in this novel from \"a writer of talent and vision\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leenie is a precocious fifteen-year-old, but her hopes of going to college depend on her mother's scheme after a family tragedy. Leenie must travel to her late aunt's home and take care of her newborn cousin, lending support to the baby's grief-stricken father, Digger. As Leenie gradually, and with difficulty, grows into her new role, she and Digger form a surprising bond of affection. But the new love and community she's discovered are now at risk from New York City, which considers their remote, fertile valley a promising site for a future reservoir, and the ground under Leenie's feet could soon be swept away . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSame Blood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Remarkable . . . Impressive.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The Catskill Mountains are full of myth and mystery in this striking first novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Scenes that leap from the page and either wrench your heart or twist your guts.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mermer Blakeslee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504090500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504090506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Mermer Blakeslee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136462045439,"sku":"9781504090506","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d3c078f-2934-4feb-8f3d-5bbdc7e5e27e.jpg?v=1755023417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-you-live-by-a-mermer-blakeslee-9781504090506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}