{"product_id":"we-were-rich-and-we-didnt-know-it-9781501197109","title":"We Were Rich and We Didnt Know It","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You don't have to be Irish to cherish this literary gift—just being human and curious and from a family will suffice.\" \u003cb\u003e–Malachy McCourt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Monk Swimming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Other works have been situated at the same intersection of time and place, but rarely has the tale been told with such a charming simplicity of voice plus a vividness that fully captures the distinctive sound and pulse of Irish life.\" \u003cb\u003e–Billy Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Phelan's prose has an unpretentious beauty as he describes the farm, its routine and the people he remembers... With rich detail and sensitivity, \u003ci\u003eWe Were Rich\u003c\/i\u003e translates for us a rural world that has disappeared. And to assist townies like me, he appends a glossary.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Plain, honest, funny, occasionally sad and rich in material detail, this wonderful memoir […] is the real thing.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tender recollection of growing up on a farm in Ireland in the 1940s... a captivating portrait of a bygone time.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] series of tender and earnest anecdotes of coming-of-age in the rural Irish midlands of the 1940s… Phelan’s vivid images of his life on the farm and at school provide a rich and colorful snapshot of the times that shaped him.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An evocative memoir with echoes of Frank McCourt.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This might seem like a grim childhood, and to be sure at times it was, but Phelan also draws on the small victories, the love of the land and of family. At a time when we have so much and are satisfied with none of it, Phelan’s story is one of grace and beauty.\" \u003cb\u003e–CAYOCOSTA72\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this very interesting memoir, we are drawn into a strange world from another time. One would love to sit down with the characters that are described in scintillating detail...\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eIrish Echo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409308918103,"sku":"9781501197109","price":16.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501197109.jpg?v=1730506366","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/we-were-rich-and-we-didnt-know-it-9781501197109","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}