{"product_id":"birch-cathedral-9798230739791","title":"Birch Cathedral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirch Cathedral \u003c\/em\u003eweaves a story that suggests that if we can accept who we are, embrace change, and acknowledge that we need others to help us along the way, perhaps we can find answers to the enigma of death within the realm of nature. In \u003cem\u003eBirch Cathedral, \u003c\/em\u003ethe reader will find a narrative that is uplifting without being a comedy. Magical without being a fantasy. Humorous and positive without being Pollyannaish. Spiritual without being religious. True-to-life and thoughtful without being disheartening. At its core, \u003cem\u003eBirch Cathedral \u003c\/em\u003econfronts and explores our most basic fears about life and death. The characters in \u003cem\u003eBirch Cathedral \u003c\/em\u003echoose not to let age define them. They are adventurous, gutsy, honest to a fault at times, and definitely risk-takers who want to experience what lies ahead with courage, dignity, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerg, Carolyn Bodell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA native Minnesotan, Carolyn Bodell Berg now considers northeastern Ohio her home. She has written a variety of genres over her lifetime: poetry by candlelight in an apartment near the University of Minnesota in her youth, short stories written for a creative writing class (taught by well-known author Mark Winegardner) while she pursued a master's degree, and numerous articles, some published (The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Lakelander), most not. More recently, she has co-authored a children's book, \u003cem\u003eGirls Gone Great, \u003c\/em\u003eand now presents her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eBirch Cathedral. \u003c\/em\u003eMs. Berg has served as her partner's editor in his writing career and publication of ten novels. An unlikely pursuit at best, she spent many years as a practitioner of the martial art of karate. She owns a rescue dog, Lena, (most assuredly of her own Scandinavian heritage) who brings her comfort and joy as well as her numerous houseplants with whom she has daily conversations. Like the characters in \u003cem\u003eBirch Cathedral, \u003c\/em\u003eshe has come to terms with her own mortality which, of course, is inevitable if one is fortunate to live long enough. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carolyn Berg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806116348178,"sku":"9798230739791","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8bcf8462-6364-4a76-9cc0-4726ca38c082.jpg?v=1765977112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/birch-cathedral-9798230739791","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}