{"product_id":"9780771012648","title":"Raisin Wine: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka","description":"\u003cp\u003eA warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village in the heart of Ontario’s cottage country are flashes of insight from the perspective of a child that recall the great classic \u003cb\u003eWho has Seen the Wind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eby W.O. Mitchell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut why \"a different Muskoka?\" Because the boy was a half-breed kid. Visits to his mother’s reserve showed him that he was caught between two worlds. His mother’s fight with depression flowed from that dilemma. His father — the book’s main character — was a lovable, white, working class, happy-go-lucky guy who never had any money but who made the best home brew in the village — and his specialty was raisin wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike that raisin wine, this unusual book goes down easily and has a kick to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010991341808,"sku":"9780771012648","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780771012648_p0.jpg?v=1763661376","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780771012648","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}