{"product_id":"first-time-ever-a-memoir-9780571336807","title":"First Time Ever: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA superbly wrought memoir from one of folk music's most respected and influential musicians\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Financial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe musician Peggy Seeger has lived a life full of art and passion, family and separation, tragedy, celebration and the unexpected - and irresistible - force of love. It would by any standards be an extraordinary story, but what elevates her account is the beauty of the writing in her fascinating memoir: it is clear-eyed and playful, luminous and melodic, fearless, funny and always truthful, from the first word to the last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeger, Peggy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cb\u003ePeggy Seeger\u003c\/b\u003e is a singer of traditional Anglo-American songs and activist songwriter, with 200 songs under her belt, one a major anthem of the women's movement. She is a multi-instrumentalist - playing piano, guitar, 5-string banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, autoharp and English concertina - has recorded 23 solo albums, and has contributed to more than 100 others. In 2014, she was awarded the inaugural Women in Music Award for Creative Inspiration, and in 2015 she and her son Calum won Best Original Song at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. She has an Honorary Doctorate in Art from the University of Salford and lives in Oxford.\"","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber Social","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50924032524562,"sku":"9780571336807","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d0a70225-0105-4c41-923e-f11e0c82e7d5.jpg?v=1738969073","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/first-time-ever-a-memoir-9780571336807","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}