{"product_id":"9780062672216","title":"Onions in the Stew","description":"You know how sometimes friendship blossoms in the first few moments of meeting? \"Something clicked,\" we say. Well, that's what discovering Betty MacDonald was like for me: I happened to read a couple of pages of one of her books and — \u003cem\u003eclick\u003c\/em\u003e — knew right away that here was a vivacious writer whose friendly, funny, and fiery company I was really going to enjoy. Although MacDonald's first and most popular book, \u003cem\u003eThe Egg and I,\u003c\/em\u003e has remained in print since its original publication, her three other volumes have been unavailable for decades. \u003cem\u003eThe Plague and I\u003c\/em\u003e recounts MacDonald's experiences in a Seattle sanitarium, where the author spent almost a year (1938-39) battling tuberculosis. The White Plague was no laughing matter, but MacDonald nonetheless makes a sprightly tale of her brush with something deadly. \u003cem\u003eAnybody Can Do Anything\u003c\/em\u003e is a high-spirited, hilarious celebration of how \"the warmth and loyalty and laughter of a big family\" brightened their weathering of The Great Depression. In \u003cem\u003eOnions in the Stew,\u003c\/em\u003e MacDonald is in unbuttonedly frolicsome form as she describes how, with husband and daughters, she set to work making a life on a rough-and-tumble island in Puget Sound, a ferry-ride from Seattle.","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148243288304,"sku":"9780062672216","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062672216_p0.jpg?v=1769912646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062672216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}