{"product_id":"heart-earth-a-memoir-9781501156052","title":"Heart Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eIvan Doig's companion memoir to his bestselling \u003ci\u003eThis House of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e--inspired by the letters his mother wrote during World War II--is \"a lyrical evocation of the Doigs' gallantly hardscrabble existence and love for the unforgiving Montana mountains\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised by his father and maternal grandmother, Ivan Doig grew up with only a vague memory of his mother, who died on his sixth birthday. Then he discovered a cache of her letters, and through them, a spunky, passionate, can-do woman emerged. His mother was as at home in the saddle as behind a sewing machine, and as in love with language as her son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this prize-winning prequel to his acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eThis House of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, Doig brings to life his childhood before his mother's death, and the family's journey from the Montana mountains to the Arizona desert and back again. \"Profoundly original and lustrous,\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) Doig eloquently captures the texture of the American West during and after World War II, the fortune of a family, and one woman's indomitable spirit. Doig is \"a colloquial stylist without equal...and \u003ci\u003eHeart Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that repeatedly proves the power of language\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvan Doig is the author of ten previous books, including the novels Prairie Nocturne and Dancing at the Rascal Fair. A former ranch hand, newspaperman, and magazine editor, Doig holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington. He lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642432459026,"sku":"9781501156052","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d34412bd-092f-4156-bac8-bc9cddb591e3.jpg?v=1733066562","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-earth-a-memoir-9781501156052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}