{"product_id":"nature-calls-outside-my-window-suzanne-cottrell-9781639802197","title":"Nature Calls Outside My Window: A Collection of Poems and Stories","description":"A keen eye for the sights and sounds of the natural world characterizes Suzanne Cottrell's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature Calls Outside My Window.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e This richly visual collection of poems and stories captures the uncompromising beauty and energy of creatures of all size and genus in, as one story names it, \"Breathless Moments,\" vibrant slices of nature alive to all the senses. Throughout the collection, we hear the literal calls of nature from birds to bison, but we also feel the invitation to step into the natural environment and find our place within it. Cottrell's immersion in nature for \"renewal like the \/revival of resurrection fern fronds\" (\"Solitary Walk,\") promises in the closing poem, \"Outside My Window,\" that there are pleasant views there to enliven the contemplative spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Susan K. Hagen, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eShall We Dance? Poems of Desire and Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllegorical Remembrance\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzanne Cottrell celebrates the natural world, from the ordinary to the rare and breathtaking. Her book is populated by lizards, groundhogs, buffalo, bald eagles, cats, dogs, and all other members of nature's kingdom. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature Calls Outside My Window\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Ray Zimmerman, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHealing and Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether an elegy for the bobwhite, an homage to a skink, or a story about finding a snake in the bathtub, Suzanne Cottrell's prose and poetry will make you feel glad to be alive on this sweet, green Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Sy Montgomery, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow To Be A Good Creature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand 32 other books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Cottrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639802193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639802197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suzanne Cottrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436890927359,"sku":"9781639802197","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_395af4da-7e21-44e2-ace4-8949d9fc3514.jpg?v=1777158469","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nature-calls-outside-my-window-suzanne-cottrell-9781639802197","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}