{"product_id":"welcome-to-shirley-kelly-mcmasters-9781610397063","title":"Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town","description":"Shirley seemed to be doomed from the beginning. Founded by a Vaudevillian huckster who touted it as a seaside haven despite the sand bar that blocks access to the shore, the town has been plagued by one disaster after another -- a UFO, a childhood cancer cluster, and a mysterious federal nuclear laboratory in nearby Brookhaven that leaked toxic nuclear and chemical waste into the aquifer from which the residents unknowingly drew their well water. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is Kelly McMasters' account of growing up in a cursed town and loving it anyway, and of a girl's awakening to tragedy and to a sense of mission. Told in a deliciously engaging voice, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Shirley\u003c\/i\u003e balances the bitter with the sweet, the funny with the infuriating, in an unforgettable story of working class Long Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelly McMasters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610397061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610397063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Kelly McMasters","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984594338047,"sku":"9781610397063","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83de621d-ef8c-4ab2-a356-91b28359f031.jpg?v=1683273155","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/welcome-to-shirley-kelly-mcmasters-9781610397063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}