{"product_id":"9781772034714","title":"Our Stolen Years in Clayoquot Sound","description":"Author: John Dowd\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781772034714\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, two empty-nesters with a love of the outdoors stumbled upon a vacant beach house on a small island in Clayoquot Sound, part of an off-grid, ten-acre stretch nestled within a provincial park reserve. Our Stolen Years in Clayoquot Sound is an extended love letter to this place, chronicling the decade John and Bea Dowd spent as year-round caretakers of the property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with humour and heart in alternating voices, and lavishly illustrated throughout with stunning natural photography, this book a story of joyful solitude, of living in harmony with wildlife and respecting the forces of nature. It is about the fleeting definition of home and family, and about creating community in the wilderness. Above all, it is a tribute to an achingly beautiful, fragile place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852857495710,"sku":"ADS-9781772034714","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781772034714.jpg?v=1779063758","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781772034714","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}