{"product_id":"sharing-a-fly-wing-hildegarde-flax-shaw-9781736325919","title":"Sharing A Fly Wing: A Memoir of Growing Up on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White Photos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her writing debut, \u003ci\u003eSharing A Fly Wing, \u003c\/i\u003e the author aims to capture the imagination of her readers by drawing them back into the idyllic days of her childhood, by having them walk unpaved, moonlit roads with her and perhaps sit in class with her in a dilapidated one-room schoolhouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharing A Fly Wing\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story, through her childhood memories, of her life as a young girl on an undeveloped island. She reminisces about the bonds of family and friends and of her mother's lifelong lesson to share everything, even if it were as small as a \"\u003ci\u003efly wing\u003c\/i\u003e.\" In describing the homegrown, home-cooked cuisine of her young life, one senses her nostalgia and can almost taste the many culinary delights which she savored with every meal.\u003cbr\u003eHer \"\u003ci\u003eUtopian\u003c\/i\u003e\" life was punctuated with the loss of three of her siblings on whose graves she put flowers every Sunday morning, although she was too young to understand the significance of their deaths.\u003cbr\u003eIt was on this little island, where everyone knew each other, where everyone paused to say, \u003ci\u003e\"good morning\"\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003e\"good afternoon,\"\u003c\/i\u003e that she grew up poor, in a close-knit family. It was here that her strength of character was molded, and her appreciation of life was born. She views \u003ci\u003eSharing A Fly Wing\u003c\/i\u003e as a tribute to her mother's grace, patience, and teachings during her formative years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hildegarde Flax-Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736325914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736325919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hildegarde C Flax-Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Hildegarde Flax-Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069162582271,"sku":"9781736325919","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e078eceb-6449-4f6b-8958-7e762d21a111.jpg?v=1685423161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sharing-a-fly-wing-hildegarde-flax-shaw-9781736325919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}