{"product_id":"9781772034714","title":"Escape to Clayoquot Sound","description":"     \u003cbr\u003e\n\n                        \n\n                        \u003cdiv class=\"tab-content current \"\u003e\n\n                            \u003cb\u003eA couple’s affectionate retrospective of \ntheir decade spent living off the grid, in a coastal paradise for \npaddlers, whale watchers, and naturalists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years \nago, two empty-nesters with a love of the outdoors stumbled upon a \nvacant beach house on a small island in Clayoquot Sound, part of an \noff-grid, ten-acre stretch nestled within a provincial park reserve. \u003ci\u003eOur Stolen Years in Clayoquot Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\n is an extended love letter to this place, chronicling the decade John \nand Bea Dowd spent as year-round caretakers of the property.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold\n with humour and heart in alternating voices, and lavishly illustrated \nthroughout with stunning natural photography, this book a story of \njoyful solitude, of living in harmony with wildlife and respecting the \nforces of nature. It is about the fleeting definition of home and \nfamily, and about creating community in the wilderness. Above all, it is\n a tribute to an achingly beautiful, fragile place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Dowd (CA), Bea Dowd (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Heritage House |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-04-02","offer_id":44663107748095,"sku":"9781772034714","price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_175e63ba-6093-46d6-8a28-d890a59d4a4b.jpg?v=1704925508","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781772034714","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}