{"product_id":"wanda-hickeys-night-of-golden-memories-and-other-disasters-9780385116329","title":"Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana and the basis of the movie \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mr. Shepherd has the true satirist's grip on his pen: he is humorous, sympathetic, and ironic all at once.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American childhood into immensely resonant--and utterly hilarious--works of comic art. \u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories \u003c\/i\u003erepresents one of the peaks of his achievement, a compound of irony, affection, and perfect detail that speaks across generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories \u003c\/i\u003eis a universal (and achingly funny) orchestration of Midwestern puberty rites. From the gut-wrenching playground antics of one Delbert Bumpus and the almighty sacrifice of the Easter ham, to taffy-apple binges at the state fair and the supernatural glow surrounding unapproachable high school beauty Daphne Bigelow, to the memorable disaster that was Shepherd's (and everyone else's) junior prom--these are some of the archetypal legends of childhood that Shepherd evokes from his nostalgic Indiana muse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA timeless and enduring classic, \u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the sweet cacophonous roar of youth tempered with the wit and honesty of a grown boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City, \u003cb\u003eJean Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e was the creator of the popular film \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which is based on his novels \u003ci\u003eIn God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories\u003c\/i\u003e, and which has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. Jean Shepherd passed away in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692704338194,"sku":"9780385116329","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d1c580a-e2b9-4b36-b76c-b7ba644b1b89.jpg?v=1734131678","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wanda-hickeys-night-of-golden-memories-and-other-disasters-9780385116329","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}