{"product_id":"9781771649322","title":"Archives of Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e 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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\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 \u003ci\u003eArchives of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned poet, essayist, and novelist Jean-François 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\r\n\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\r\n\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,\u003ci\u003e Archives of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir that will stay with readers long after its final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-François Beauchemin (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Paper over boards \/ Greystone Books \/ 2023-05-16","offer_id":43658770514175,"sku":"9781771649322","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ebf36f78-063e-4eb7-b6fd-df5ad6fdacd1.jpg?v=1700682499","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781771649322","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}