{"product_id":"the-long-road-to-easy-margaret-pacsu-9781554835928","title":"The Long Road to Easy Street","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom smoky jazz clubs in Paris to television control rooms, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Long Road to Easy Street\" is a captivating memoir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat spans decades of adventure, heartbreak, and artistic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscovery. Margaret Pacsu takes readers through her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eextraordinary life in nineteen beautifully crafted movements, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echronicling love lost and found, encounters with icons like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenn Gould and Kurt Vonnegut, and moments of sheer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurvival - from being tear-gassed in Paris to escaping an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eassault in Warsaw. A storyteller at heart, Pacsu paints an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eintimate portrait of resilience, creativity, and the pursuit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof meaning through music, journalism, and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with humour and insight, this memoir is a must-read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor lovers of culture, history, and personal reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARGARET PACSU is a journalist, broadcaster, and writer with a rich career spanning radio, television, and print. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, she studied at Smith College, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhere she embarked on a transformative Junior Year in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParis, which fueled her passion for storytelling. She went on to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ework for the CBC, where she contributed to groundbreaking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprogramming and developed a keen eye for compelling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enarratives. Throughout her career, she interviewed cultural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eicons, explored global events, and built a reputation as a skilled communicator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Pacsu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554835925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554835928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ardith Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Margaret Pacsu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760699293951,"sku":"9781554835928","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9f6e77d-1d34-4925-b8aa-137a0f6f07b0.jpg?v=1765514117","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-long-road-to-easy-margaret-pacsu-9781554835928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}