{"product_id":"the-bookmakers-daughter-shirley-abbott-9781557288219","title":"The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis deeply felt memoir is a journey through family history, feminist insight, and southern mythology. In it a daughter reflects on the complicated and volatile love she and her father shared. Shirley Jean Abbott grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in the 1940s and 50s and was the beloved daughter of Alfred Bemont Abbott, affectionately known as \"Hat.\" Hat wasn't a bookmaker in the literary sense, even though he allowed Shirley's mother to believe as much while they were dating. Rather, his craft was gambling, and his business was horse racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the corruption, which put food on the table and rabbit coats in the closet, Abbott remembers the kind and attentive father who spent nights reading to her. He alone is responsible for opening the door to a world of language and literature for her. And she ran with it. Against her father's wishes, after graduation she headed for New York City. In the end, the girl he had nurtured into an independent and intelligent young woman had outgrown the small town where she grew up. \u003ci\u003eThe Bookmaker's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published by Ticknor and Fields in 1992 and was a Book of the Month Club selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557288216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557288219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 27","brand":"Shirley Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46140763406591,"sku":"9781557288219","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f722d711-ed62-4530-a663-62318391c5a5.jpg?v=1726596958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bookmakers-daughter-shirley-abbott-9781557288219","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}