{"product_id":"the-clancys-of-queens-tara-clancy-9781101903131","title":"The Clancys of Queens: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA witty memoir that weaves an authentic coming-of-age tale into a bold portrait of New York's working-class women. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifth-generation New Yorker, third-generation bartender, and first-generation author Tara Clancy was raised in three wildly divergent homes: a converted boat shed in working class Queens, a geriatric commune of feisty, Brooklyn-born Italians, and a sprawling Hamptons estate she visited every other weekend. This childhood triptych comes to life in \u003ci\u003eThe Clancys of Queens\u003c\/i\u003e, an electric, one-of-a-kind memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom scheming and gambling with her force-of-nature grandmother, to brawling with eleven-year-old girls on the concrete recess battle yard of MS 172, to hours lounging on Adirondack chairs beside an immaculate croquet lawn, to holding court beside Joey O'Dirt, Goiter Eddy, and Roger the Dodger at her Dad's local bar, Tara leapfrogs across these varied spheres, delivering stories from each world with originality, grit, and outrageous humor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eThe Clancys of Queens\u003c\/i\u003e is not merely an authentic coming-of-age tale or a rowdy barstool biography. Chock-full of characters who escape the popular imaginings of this city, it offers a bold portrait of real people, people whose stories are largely absent from our shelves. Most crucially, it captures--in inimitable prose--the rarely-heard voices of New York's working-class women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a light touch but a hard hit, \u003ci\u003eThe Clancys of Queens\u003c\/i\u003e blends savvy and wit to take us on an unforgettable strata-hopping adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara Clancy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101903139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101903131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Tara Clancy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621953220863,"sku":"9781101903131","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-clancys-of-queens-tara-clancy-9781101903131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}