{"product_id":"scavenging-beauty-a-memoir-in-walks","title":"Scavenging Beauty: A Memoir in Walks","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this beguiling memoir of discovery and transformation, a woman walks every street in Santa Cruz County, California, and finds unexpected healing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelica Glass spent decades as a social worker helping families struggling with poverty, addiction, abuse and neglect. Needing relief from work-related stress, she turned to walking as an outlet. What began as a way to incorporate more exercise into her busy life transformed into something extraordinary: a years-long odyssey in which Glass drew upon physical exercise, a close observation of the natural world, and long periods of introspection to reconcile with her own past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween moments of awe as she explored her community and documented what she saw with her camera, she grappled with the turmoil of her early years in a complicated, challenging family, the aging process, long-held insecurities, and grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether wandering through residential neighborhoods, over redwood-strewn mountain passes, or along the seashore, Glass found solace and developed a growing sense of peace. By looking to the natural world to suture old wounds — by scavenging beauty on her terms — she came to understand what it means to feel whole.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Angelica Glass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53751104209209,"sku":"9780593855348","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/8833\/2601\/files\/9780593855348.jpg?v=1783618199","url":"https:\/\/rebellionbookstore.com\/products\/scavenging-beauty-a-memoir-in-walks","provider":"Rebellion Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}