{"product_id":"whispers-from-the-valley-of-jacquelyn-lenox-tuxill-9781647425494","title":"Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle","description":"\u003cb\u003eJackie, born of medical missionaries in China during World War II, rejected her connection to her birth country growing up because it made her different. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA return to China with her parents in 1980, however, is life-changing. After always having known her mother as distant and emotionally abusive, she is stunned to see a loving side to her for the first time--and pleasantly surprised by the affinity she feels for her birth country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese revelations launch Jackie on a quest to understand her difficult childhood and who she is beyond \"wife,\" \"mother,\" and \"daughter.\" Her journey takes her first to the mountainous landscapes of Alaska, where she finds a passion for nature and begins a thirty-five-year environmental career. As she builds her life there and later in New England, she makes multiple trips to her birth country--with her parents, alone, and with her adult children. Each of these trips provides a benchmark for the growth and transformation she undergoes as she learns to create the authentic life she craves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply reflective and sensitively rendered, \u003ci\u003eWhispers from the Valley of the Yak\u003c\/i\u003e touches on the healing power of nature and universal themes of unconditional love and forgiveness--and, most importantly, being true to oneself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647425492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647425494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e She Writes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Jacquelyn Lenox Tuxill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122048692479,"sku":"9781647425494","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_385a7bf9-6b0c-451e-8ed2-a8b14ad1db22.jpg?v=1687422858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whispers-from-the-valley-of-jacquelyn-lenox-tuxill-9781647425494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}