{"product_id":"a-tender-distance-adventures-raising-my-sons-in-alaska-9780882407722","title":"A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Sons in Alaska","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, \u003ci\u003eA Tender Distance\u003c\/i\u003e presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Presents parenting on a 'high-voltage tightrope' between adventure and safety in rugged conditions.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Footnotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Tender Distance\u003c\/i\u003e is written with a calm, deep grace. It is a poem of a book, infused with courage, sadness, and beauty.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRichard Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eFrench Dirt, The Story of a Garden in the South of France\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoul of Creative Writing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a mother's story about raising her two boys in Alaska were wilderness is just out the back door of their home. Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, \u003ci\u003eA Tender Distance\u003c\/i\u003e presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alaska Northwest Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780882407722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 8.40w x 0.70d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kaylene Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51258261700789,"sku":"9780882407722","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_93fdb3b0-74d5-4184-b9a4-97f3388cb9fa.jpg?v=1750814610","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-tender-distance-adventures-raising-my-sons-in-alaska-9780882407722","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}