{"product_id":"9781476785363","title":"A Life with Words: A Writer's Memoir","description":"From the acclaimed writer of the beloved \u003ci\u003eClara Callan\u003c\/i\u003e comes a beautifully crafted, charming portrait of the writing life. Combining his characteristic wit and self-deprecation with his extraordinary imagination and insight, Richard B. Wright has created a deeply affecting memoir that reads like a novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a small, watchful boy growing up in a working class family in Midland, Ontario, during the Second World War, Wright gradually discovered that he saw the world through different eyes. His intellectual and sexual awakenings, his exploits as a young salesman in Canadian publishing, his painful struggles to become a writer—all of this is balanced against the extraordinary reception that in the 1970s greeted his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published around the world to great acclaim. In spite of the sometimes crippling depression that haunted him and the ups and downs of the mid-life writer, he would finally achieve overwhelming success with \u003ci\u003eClara Callan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Giller-winning work that swept every award in Canada and revitalized his career.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLovers of Wright’s work will appreciate behind-the-scenes glimpses of his craft in individual novels and his exploration of how a writer transmutes experience into art. And readers will enjoy his thoughtful exploration of the essential role of storytelling in our lives. \u003ci\u003eA Life with Words\u003c\/i\u003e is both a celebration of the writing life and a deeply personal—at times revelatory—invitation into the world of the imagination.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141733957872,"sku":"9781476785363","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476785363_p0.jpg?v=1763610623","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476785363","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}