{"product_id":"archives-of-joy-9781771649339","title":"Archives of Joy","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Beauchemin discovers again and again that happiness is a function of the connection between beings—the nonhuman animals as well as the human.”—Maria Popova, A Favorite Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Ross Gay’s \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e comes a joyful, tender memoir of encounters with animals and their potential to transform our lives through joy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cp\u003e\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, \u003ci\u003eArchives of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir that will stay with readers long after its final page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-François Beauchemin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283780546811,"sku":"9781771649339","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781771649339.jpg?v=1772486349","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/archives-of-joy-9781771649339","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}