{"product_id":"welcome-to-shirley-a-memoir-from-an-atomic-town-9781610397063","title":"Welcome to Shirley: A Memoir from an Atomic Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kelly McMasters\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShirley 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45355815927959,"sku":"9781610397063","price":1804.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781610397063.webp?v=1767149078","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/welcome-to-shirley-a-memoir-from-an-atomic-town-9781610397063","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}