{"product_id":"take-good-care-of-the-garden-and-the-dogs-a-true-story-of-bad-breaks-and-small-miracles-9781616200510","title":"Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Here is the real thing -- good old-fashioned American values coming from small-town Alaska.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Alaskan landscape--so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable--may be the reason the people in Haines, Alaska (population 2,400), so often discuss the meaning of life. Heather Lende thinks it helps make life mean more. Since her bestselling first book, \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e, a near-fatal bicycle accident has given Lende a few more reasons to consider matters both spiritual and temporal. Her idea of spirituality is rooted in community, and here she explores faith and forgiveness, loss and devotion--as well as raising totem poles, canning salmon, and other distinctly Alaskan adventures. Lende's irrepressible spirit, her wry humor, and her commitment to living a life on the edge of the world resonate on every page. Like her own mother's last wish--\u003ci\u003etake good care of the garden and dogs\u003c\/i\u003e--Lende's writing, so honest and unadorned, deepens our understanding of what links all humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Lende's new book, \u003ci\u003eOf Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics \u003c\/i\u003eis available now. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLende, Heather:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eHeather Lende \u003c\/b\u003ehas contributed essays and commentary to NPR, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, among other newspapers and magazines, and is a former contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eWoman's Day\u003c\/i\u003e. A columnist for the \u003ci\u003eAlaska Dispatch News\u003c\/i\u003e, she is the obituary writer for the \u003ci\u003eChilkat Valley News\u003c\/i\u003e in Haines and the recipient of the Suzan Nightingale McKay Best Columnist Award from the Alaska Press Club. Her previous bestselling books are \u003ci\u003eFind the Good\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTake Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name\u003c\/i\u003e. Lende was voted Citizen of the Year, Haines Chamber of Commerce, in 2004. Her website is heatherlende.com.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725515559186,"sku":"9781616200510","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_03194d69-b715-4572-8d91-d7e21a65248d.jpg?v=1734832219","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/take-good-care-of-the-garden-and-the-dogs-a-true-story-of-bad-breaks-and-small-miracles-9781616200510","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}