{"product_id":"2940170644513","title":"A Strong West Wind: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eGail Caldwell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book \u003ci\u003eA Strong West Wind\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"metaphor-rich, beautifully structured reminiscence\" of a child growing up in the turbulent 1960s (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaldwell was born in Texas in 1951 in a land of plains so vast they frightened her. Caldwell's mother was a clandestine lover of books, her father was a master sergeant in World War II. These personalities shaped Caldwell. During the passionate rebellions of the 1960s, she was one of the \"children who once made life hell for 'the Greatest Generation' and in the process turned out pretty great themselves\" (Russell Baker, author). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurning to books for each poignant change in her life, Caldwell eventually became what her mother could not: a writer. Throughout these changes, Caldwell is driven by the restless desire she once felt as a child in a small town in Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100017410288,"sku":"2940170644513","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170644513_p0.jpg?v=1763714844","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170644513","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}