{"product_id":"scavenging-beauty-angelica-glass-9780593855348","title":"Scavenging Beauty: A Memoir in Walks","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this beguiling memoir of discovery and transformation, a woman walks every street in Santa Cruz County, California, and finds unexpected healing and a passion for photography. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angelica Glass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593855345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593855348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Angelica Glass","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965511975167,"sku":"9780593855348","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_256d7eae-401c-46e8-a7b7-0c1b2ad51a88.jpg?v=1767281067","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scavenging-beauty-angelica-glass-9780593855348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}