{"product_id":"a-walk-on-the-beach-tales-of-wisdom-from-an-unconventional-woman-9780767914758","title":"A Walk on the Beach: Tales of Wisdom From an Unconventional Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eA Year By the Sea, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the inspiring story about how her and Joan Erikson's friendship pushed them to remember the importance of transformation and sustained them through their unique challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly after arriving on Cape Cod to spend a year by herself, Joan Anderson's chance encounter with a wise and astonishing woman helped her usher in the self-discoveries that led to her ongoing renewal. First glimpsed as a slender figure on a fogged-in beach, Joan Erikson was not only a friend and confidante when she was most needed, but also a guide as Anderson stretched and grew into her unfinished self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joan Erikson was perhaps best known for her collaboration with her husband, Erik, a pioneering psychoanalyst and noted author. After Erik's death, she wrote several books extending their theory of the stages of life to reflect her understanding of aging as she neared ninety-five. But her wisdom was best taught through their friendship; as she sat with Anderson, weaving tapestries of their lives with brightly colored yarn while exploring the strength gathered from their accumulated experiences, Joan Erikson's lessons took shape on their small cardboard looms as well as in her friend's revitalized life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In writing about their extraordinary friendship, Anderson reveals a need she didn't know she had: for a mentor to help navigate the transitions she faced as she grew beyond middle age. And when Joan Erikson had to face her husband's death and the growing limitations of her own body, Anderson was able to give back some of the wisdom she had gleaned. To this poignant, joyful account, Joan Anderson brings the candor and sensitivity that have made her an acclaimed speaker and writer on midlife and its possibilities. \u003ci\u003eA Walk on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is an experience to savor and treasure, a glimpse of the exuberant spirit that can be sustained and passed on in all our friendships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOAN ANDERSON\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eA Year by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Unfinished Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written numerous children's novels, including \u003ci\u003e1787\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The First Thanksgiving Feast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Family Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a critically acclaimed adult nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eBreaking the TV Habit\u003c\/i\u003e (Scribner). \u003ci\u003eA Walk on the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is her third work of narrative nonfiction. A graduate of Yale University School of Drama, Anderson lives with her husband on Cape Cod.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901161050386,"sku":"9780767914758","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bca444a9-be38-44ba-b4cc-43be98c4019a.jpg?v=1738414939","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-walk-on-the-beach-tales-of-wisdom-from-an-unconventional-woman-9780767914758","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}