{"product_id":"clamdigger-childhood-stories-9780578657127","title":"Clamdigger: Childhood Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you resided in Riverside, Rhode Island, you were a \u003cem\u003eClamdigger. \u003c\/em\u003eYou did not have to dig them or even eat one to be a recipient of that title, you only had to live there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiverside was bordered on the west by miles of waterways. This geographic happenstance was the ideal setting for the habitation of those tender, succulent sea creatures called Little Neck Clams\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e hence the name\u003cem\u003e Clamdiggers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lived in a three-bedroom, yellow, arts and crafts style bungalow with my father, mother, and sisters: Mary and Alicia. Mary, born 18 months before me, and Alicia nine years my junior. Riverside, Rhode Island, was my home until I left to be married.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary always said if you looked up Riverside in the dictionary the definition would read: \u003cem\u003eBoring. \u003c\/em\u003eI didn't agree. I loved where we lived and was convinced we had as much adventure, intrigue, suspense, and just plain fun as any place on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey were years of innocence. The community was my world. For me, growing up in the nineteen forties and fifties were days that were simple and secure and brimming with interesting and entertaining people for me to observe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories are about my childhood. I was a daydreamer and watched, with curiosity and wonder, as exciting, endless, tales of daily life unfolded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anita L Conron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578657127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.57d","brand":"Anita LeClaire Conron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639021662364,"sku":"9780578657127","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ba706586-fc90-4e2d-9a76-a85329f1ab22.jpg?v=1603848793","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/clamdigger-childhood-stories-9780578657127","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}