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Joining such classics as Stephen King's On Writing and Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, The Art of Memoir is an elegant and accessible exploration of one of today's most popular literary forms-a tour de force from an accomplished master pulling back the curtain on her craft.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49711294873873,"sku":"CIN0062223062VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49858121040145,"sku":"CIN0062223062A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50094294860049,"sku":"CIN0062223062G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51707035222289,"sku":"GOR007666083","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53026891596049,"sku":"GOR008594905","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53027092660497,"sku":"GOR013423114","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0062223062.jpg?v=1751226191"},{"product_id":"lit-book-mary-karr-9780060596989","title":"Lit","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Karr's bestselling, unforgettable sequel to her beloved memoirs The Liars' Club and Cherry--and one of the most critically acclaimed books of the year--Lit is about getting drunk and getting sober; becoming a mother by letting go of a mother; learning to write by learning to live.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Boston Globe calls Lit a book that \"reminds us not only how compelling personal stories can be, but how, in the hands of a master, they can transmute into the highest art.\" The New York Times Book Review calls it \"a master class on the art of the memoir\" in its Top 10 Books of 2009 Citation. 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