| In the Lake of the Woods Contributor(s): O'Brien, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 061870986X ISBN-13: 9780618709861 Publisher: Mariner Books Classics OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of "The Things They Carried" examines the lasting impact of the 20th century's legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Thrillers - Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 56904 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. When long-hidden secrets about the atrocities he committed in Vietnam come to light, a candidate for the U.S. Senate retreats with his wife to a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota. Within days of their arrival, his wife mysteriously vanishes into the watery wilderness. |
Contributor Bio(s): O'Brien, Tim: - TIM O'BRIEN received the 1979 National Book Award for Going After Cacciato. Among his other books are The Things They Carried, Pulitzer Finalist and a New York Times Book of the Century, and In the Lake of the Woods, winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize. He was awarded the Pritzker Literature Award for lifetime achievement in military writing in 2013. |