{"product_id":"who-do-you-think-you-are-a-memoir-9781416543060","title":"Who Do You Think You Are?: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfter her mother's death, Alyse Myers covets only one thing: a wooden box that sits in the back of a closet.\u003c\/b\u003e Its contents have been kept from her for her entire life. When she was thirteen years old her mother promised she could have the box, \"when I'm dead. In fact, it'll be my present to you.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Growing up in Queens in the 1960s and '70s, Alyse always yearned for more in life, while her mother settled for an unhappy marriage, an unsatisfying job, and ultimately a joyless existence. Her father drifts in and out of their home. There are harrowing fights, abject cruelty, and endless uncertainty. Throughout her childhood Alyse adamantly rejects everything about her mother's lifestyle, leaving her mother to ask \"Who do you think you are?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A personal portrait of a mother and daughter, \u003ci\u003eWho Do You Think You Are?\u003c\/i\u003e explores the profound and poignant revelations that so often can come to light only after a parent has died. Balancing childhood memories with adult observations, Alyse Myers creates a riveting and deeply moving narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyers, Alyse:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Alyse Myers lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. This is her first book.","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849866416402,"sku":"9781416543060","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd5895b8-429d-4c92-843c-2c6736f9c481.jpg?v=1737402980","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/who-do-you-think-you-are-a-memoir-9781416543060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}