{"product_id":"heart-earth-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Heart Earth: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Doig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvan Doig's companion memoir to his bestselling \u003ci\u003eThis House of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e--inspired by the letters his mother wrote during World War II--is \"a lyrical evocation of the Doigs' gallantly hardscrabble existence and love for the unforgiving Montana mountains\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised by his father and maternal grandmother, Ivan Doig grew up with only a vague memory of his mother, who died on his sixth birthday. Then he discovered a cache of her letters, and through them, a spunky, passionate, can-do woman emerged. His mother was as at home in the saddle as behind a sewing machine, and as in love with language as her son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this prize-winning prequel to his acclaimed memoir \u003ci\u003eThis House of Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, Doig brings to life his childhood before his mother's death, and the family's journey from the Montana mountains to the Arizona desert and back again. \"Profoundly original and lustrous,\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) Doig eloquently captures the texture of the American West during and after World War II, the fortune of a family, and one woman's indomitable spirit. Doig is \"a colloquial stylist without equal...and \u003ci\u003eHeart Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that repeatedly proves the power of language\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Doig's This House of Sky,\" this book repeatedly proves the power of language. Ivan Doig uses words like oil paint to create canvasses of enduring value and originality.\"--\"Los Angeles Times\" \u003cbr\u003eIvan Doig grew up with only a vague memory of his mother, Berneta, who died on his sixth birthday. Then he discovered a cache of her letters--and through them, a spunky, passionate, can-do woman as at home in the saddle as behind a sewing machine, and as in love with language as Doig would prove to be. In this moving prequel to his acclaimed memoir \"This House of Sky,\" Doig brings to life his childhood before his mother's death and the family's journey from the Montana mountains to the Arizona desert and back again. He eloquently captures the texture of the American West during and after World War II, the fortune of a family, and one woman's indomitable spirit. \u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh, vivid language [energizes] Doig's keen insight into a woman whose warmth he felt only briefly.\"--\"The Seattle Times\" \u003cbr\u003e\"An affecting book, heartbreaking in its recital of the stark severance of a young family's life, but ennobling in the implacable spirit that infuses its pages . . . [It] should endure as [a] magnificent testimonial to the men and women who people it, and as [a] classic of the bittersweet history of the American West.\"--\"The Washington Times\" \u003cbr\u003eIvan Doig is the author of ten previous books, including the memoir \"This House of Sky,\" a National Book Award Finalist. A former ranch hand, newspaperman, and magazine editor, Doig holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington. He lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan Doig (1939-2015) was a third-generation Montanan and the author of sixteen books, including the classic memoir \u003ci\u003eThis House of Sky \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently \u003ci\u003eLast Bus to Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a National Book Award finalist and received the Wallace Stegner Award, among many other honors. Doig lived in Seattle with his wife, Carol. Visit IvanDoig.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49255682310296,"sku":"9781501156052","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/qVUrcZs0dM9781501156052.webp?v=1781636198","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-earth-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}