{"product_id":"east-of-eagle-paperback","title":"East of Eagle - 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\u003eLouis W. Hirschmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the idyllic Northwoods of Wisconsin, where childhood summers shimmered with freedom and innocence, one boy's safe haven became the stage for a betrayal so unthinkable it would fracture his family forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEast of Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e is a hauntingly layered coming-of-age novel that blends nostalgic Americana with a slow-burning psychological mystery. Narrated by Jeff Vetch, now a seasoned writer reflecting from the shores of La Jolla, the story revisits a time when his family's summer retreat east of Eagle River promised carefree days of lake swims and forest hikes. But beneath the postcard-perfect surface, long-repressed truths begin to surface-first with a mysterious near-drowning and then with a memory too painful to forget: a moment when a mother watched her child struggle in the water and did nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with gripping intimacy and literary wit, the novel unfolds through flashbacks, hidden diaries, courtroom drama, and a posthumous confession. As Jeff revisits the charged autumn of 1967 and the eerie summer of 1969, he wrestles with questions of memory, guilt, and the dark allure of reinvention. Was his mother's cruelty merely maternal strictness-or something far more sinister, borrowed from the pages of the crime novel she couldn't finish?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith echoes of \u003ci\u003eLeave Her to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and the familial shadows of \u003ci\u003eOrdinary People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEast of Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e explores how fiction and truth intertwine, how families fracture in silence, and how sometimes, the only way to heal is to tell the story-no matter how unbelievable it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of generational drama, literary mystery, and chilling psychological fiction, \u003ci\u003eEast of Eagle\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable journey into the heart of betrayal and the long shadow it casts over memory, justice, and forgiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485416362221,"sku":"9798862042092","price":8.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/east-of-eagle-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}