{"product_id":"scavenging-beauty-a-memoir-in-walks","title":"Scavenging Beauty: A Memoir in Walks","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScavenging Beauty: A Memoir in Walks\u003c\/h1\u003eAngelica Glass\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003eJuly 7 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780593855348\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0593855345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eIn this beguiling memoir of discovery and transformation, a woman walks every street in Santa Cruz County, California, and finds unexpected healing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAngelica Glass spent decades as a social worker helping families struggling with poverty, addiction, abuse and neglect. Needing relief from work-related stress, she turned to walking as an outlet. What began as a way to incorporate more exercise into her busy life transformed into something extraordinary: a years-long odyssey in which Glass drew upon physical exercise, a close observation of the natural world, and long periods of introspection to reconcile with her own past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween moments of awe as she explored her community and documented what she saw with her camera, she grappled with the turmoil of her early years in a complicated, challenging family, the aging process, long-held insecurities, and grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether wandering through residential neighborhoods, over redwood-strewn mountain passes, or along the seashore, Glass found solace and developed a growing sense of peace. By looking to the natural world to suture old wounds -- by scavenging beauty on her terms -- she came to understand what it means to feel whole. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391642239021,"sku":"WHS-ab718b0fed164654b3d1b473692f511a","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_c99c3d0d-02e3-49c0-98b7-3b15de74ffe7.jpg?v=1787356104","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/scavenging-beauty-a-memoir-in-walks","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}