{"product_id":"9781771649322","title":"Archives of Joy : Reflections on Animals and the Nature of Being","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Beauchemin, Jean-Francois, Warriner, David\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography \u0026amp; True Stories\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 1 June 2023 by Greystone Books,Canada in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 160 pages, B\u0026amp;W Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e140 x 199 x 15 | 248g\u003cp\u003eFor readers of World of Wonders and the poetry of Mary Oliver comes a joyful, tender memoir of encounters with animals and their potential to transform the life of one writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo mismatched ducks quarrel amorously. A tortoise basks on a rock in the sun. Four deer ceremoniously visit a writer's garden to announce the arrival of a newborn fawn. In Archives of Joy, renowned poet, essayist, and novelist Jean-Francois Beauchemin turns his poetic and playful gaze to memories of animals he has known throughout his life, from fleeting encounters to deep relationships. With each meeting, Beauchemin returns to a simple thought: that joy in nature is an essential counterweight to the inescapable awareness of the brevity of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, humorous, and often dreamlike vignettes, Beauchemin meditates on the mysteries of existence, the alchemy of memory, and the entwinement of the animal world with our own-whether he's nursing an injured bird back to health, deciphering the gaze of a judgmental cat, or keeping company with a workhorse nearing its death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis life as a writer and his beloved pet dogs and cats feature often, as do the creatures he encounters in his garden, at farms, or on woodland walks: sparrows, crows, deer, foxes, horses, and cows. Deeply restorative, imaginative, and dreamily poetic, Archives of Joy is a memoir that will stay with readers long after its final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauchemin, Jean-Francois, Warriner, David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465775550648,"sku":"9781771649322","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781771649322.jpg?v=1734710495","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781771649322","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}