{"product_id":"the-lake-walker-paperback","title":"The Lake Walker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA little novel set in black and white like one of those old European movies about death and life. This book stars Rudolph and his opposite Simone who circle a small lake, observing the blue glows that wander the woods, the shores and the waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in high school I would go to the Neptune Theatre every week. Driving the floating bridge over Lake Washington or going Lake City Way, looking for parking, sometimes under a leafy tree, sometimes on the slant by the IHOP. The Neptune had a green neon sign that floated out front. Inside, you bought your ticket from a boat shaped counter and then you could go up to the balcony. That's where I met Fellini, Bergman, Cocteau, and I wanted this adventure to be an homage to them, a sort of European black and white movie book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis idea began during a hellish summer when forest fires turned our air into a white smog and the sun was dim as an orange penny. A Martian world, it was hard to even breathe out there. But by September it started to clear and I began to take walks around the lake. I still had a couple weeks away from my office job and I liked to think this would be my morning routine when I finally retire. I would begin every day with a walk around the lake.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68355997204703,"sku":"9781642045383","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LDB5gqSj9q9781642045383.webp?v=1793443910","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-lake-walker-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}