{"product_id":"groundbreaking-clare-cooper-marcus-9781613322918","title":"Groundbreaking: My Unmapped Path as an Academic, Mother, and Gardener","description":"Clare Cooper Marcus's \u003ci\u003eGroundbreaking\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping autobiographical memoir that spans nearly nine decades of personal history. Moving from a wartime childhood in England through her academic career in the United States, the book weaves together stories of resilience, intellectual discovery, and the healing power of nature. The narrative alternates between richly detailed life episodes-growing up as an evacuee during WWII, becoming a pioneering woman in academia, raising a family as a single mother-and lyrical \"Garden Stories,\" meditations rooted in her Berkeley garden that serve as metaphors for growth, loss, and renewal. Through these interwoven strands, Marcus reflects on identity, motherhood, love, resilience, and the solace found in landscapes both cultivated and wild. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eGroundbreaking\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on survival and thriving-on how land, gardens, and memory shape a life. It is as much a personal journey as it is a testimony to the enduring human need for grounding in place and nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clare Cooper Marcus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1613322917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613322918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Village Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Clare Cooper Marcus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437562933503,"sku":"9781613322918","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a386f4e1-7673-41c5-ae06-e1e78a6bf1a8.jpg?v=1777162648","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/groundbreaking-clare-cooper-marcus-9781613322918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}