While the getting is good : a novel / Matt Riordan.
"Amid the gangland wars of Prohibition, one fisherman's long-shot play to secure his family's future brings disaster to everyone he loves. Eld knows better. War taught him to know better. But with Prohibition expiring in a matter of months, his turn from fisherman to smuggler will be temporary. Running Canadian whiskey across Lake Huron seems the perfect plan to get his family out from behind the eight ball. Even Maggie, Eld's normally sensible wife, is on board. So together they tempt fate and throw the dice. Ill-gotten gains soon roll in, but when the underwild empires battle to capture what's left of a shrinking pie, Eld's family operation is caught in the cross fire. Hunted by gangsters and squeezed by the Depression, Eld, Maggie, and the children are scattered. Eld crosses to Canada on a doomed quest, while Maggie and her daughter are forced to find sanctuary in a religion more cult than creed. When the family finally reuintes, they are not the same strivers who took a chance on a better life. In the end, Eld pays a staggering price for his version of the American Dream, and those he loves most pay even more. Based partly on family lore, Matt Riordan's evocative second novel follwoing his debut, The North Line, presents the gritty reality of survival at a desperate time in America's history when even hope was too much to ask for." -- Jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781368101455
- ISBN: 1368101453
- Physical Description: 328 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Los Angeles : Hyperion Avenue, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
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- Subject:
- Prohibition > United States > Fiction.
Depressions > 1929 > Fiction.
Smuggling > United States > Fiction.
Families > United States > Fiction. - Genre:
- Thrillers (Fiction)
Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 13 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC RIORDAN (Text) | 36015002502371 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC RIORDAN (Text) | 36015002502389 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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