{"product_id":"9781940425511","title":"Riding on Comets","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiding on Comets is the true story of an only child growing up in a working-class family during the 1950s and \u0026amp; 60s.   As the family storyteller, Cat Pleska whispers and shouts about her life growing up around savvy, strong women and hard-working, hard-drinking men. Unlike many family stories set within Appalachia, this story provides an uncommon glimpse into this region: not coal, but an aluminum plant; not hollers, but small-town America; not hillbillies, but a hard-working family with traditional values.   From the dinner table, to the back porch, to the sprawling countryside, Cat Pleska reveals the sometimes tender, sometimes frightening education of a child who listens at the knees of these giants. She mimics and learns every nuance, every rhythm - how they laugh, smoke, cuss, fight, love, and tell stories - as she unwittingly prepares to carry their tales forward, their words and actions forever etched in her mind. And finally, she discovers a life story of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47535571763252,"sku":"9781940425511","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9390\/2132\/files\/9781940425511.jpg?v=1774742014","url":"https:\/\/woodslane.com.au\/products\/9781940425511","provider":"Woodslane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}