{"product_id":"9781250019950","title":"Toil \u0026 Trouble : A Memoir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Augusten Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the number one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here’s a partial list of things I don’t believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Life after death. Vampires. Zombies. Reiki. Homeopathy. Rolfing. Reflexology. Note that 'witches' and 'witchcraft' are absent from this list. The thing is, I wouldn’t believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I \u003ci\u003eam\u003c\/i\u003e a witch.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known.  He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass.  And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the early American colonies.  And that this family tree was filled with witches. It was a bond that he and his mother shared--until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story). After that, Augusten was on his own. On his own to navigate the world of this tricky power; on his own to either use or misuse this gift.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the hilarious to the terrifying, \u003ci\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronicle of one man's journey to understand himself, to reconcile the powers he can wield with things with which he is helpless. There are very few things that are coincidences, as you will learn in \u003ci\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble.\u003c\/i\u003e Ghosts are real, trees can want to kill you, beavers are the spawn of Satan, houses are alive, and in the end, love is the most powerful magic of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Burroughs’ unique ability to translate his fears, anxieties, and dreams into something universal that\u003cb\u003e feels a little like, well, magic\u003c\/b\u003e...This \u003cb\u003ehilarious and spellbinding\u003c\/b\u003e memoir will generate a whirl of requests.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Augusten Burroughs:\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003esatisfying\u003c\/b\u003e success story from a reliably outspoken raconteur.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eLust \u0026amp; Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“All of the wisdom he dispenses in his new book-delivered with the \u003cb\u003edark, acidic humor \u003c\/b\u003ewe've come to expect is certainly well-earned.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Glob\u003c\/i\u003ee on \u003ci\u003eThis is How\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDry\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a heartbreaking tale; it's a heroic one.\u003c\/b\u003e As with its predecessor, we finish the book amazed not only that Burroughs can write so brilliantly, but that he's even alive.” —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e on\u003ci\u003e Dry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It \u003cb\u003emakes a good run at blowing every other [memoir] out of the water.”\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e on\u003ci\u003e Running with Scissors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Funny and rich\u003c\/b\u003e with child's eye details of adults who have gone off the rails.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250019950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40708901634254,"sku":"9781250019950","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_dedfdc5d-ec8d-4e45-961e-3e200127d917.jpg?v=1640667045","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250019950","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}