{"product_id":"some-wonderful-9781935052883","title":"Some Wonderful","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a series of stories, Heidi Watts describes more than 50 years of summers on a group of small islands off the eastern coast of Nova Scotia. In deeply personal recollections, Heidi describes life in an isolated fishing community, watching the sharp decline in fish and a community in transition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wanted to celebrate the beauty of the islands, the land, and the sea-and I wanted to honor a way of life which evolved over 150 years and disappeared in less than 50. This is a celebration of what is, and a lament for what is lost. I watched with pain, close-up and personal, the increasing destruction and final death of the fisheries and the impact on those who made a living from the sea. I also wanted to capture for you and for myself the beauty of the sea, sand, sky, and rocks-what was unique in the culture of the time and place, and the inevitability of change.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatts, Heidi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Heidi Watts is a lifelong teacher who splits her time between Nova Scotia, India, and southern New Hampshire where she has now retired from the education department at Antioch University New England.","brand":"White River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160042795282,"sku":"9781935052883","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f3afff9-3472-49a4-9f4a-cf466ece88cd.jpg?v=1775032650","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/some-wonderful-9781935052883","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}