{"product_id":"wild-hope-stories-for-lent-from-the-vanishing-9781640601994","title":"Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003c\/i\u003eAll Creation Waits --\u003ci\u003e a beautiful book for Lent.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePangolins and polar bears, olms, lemurs, and leopards. We share the world with creatures magnificent, delicate, intricate--and now vanishing at a faster rate than at any other time in Earth's history. Spend Lent with twenty-five of these nearly extinct animals, embracing the frail mystery of ecological balance. Vivid descriptions of the miracle and peril faced by each critter will fill readers with wonder--and grief at what they suffer on a planet shaped by human choices. Their stories, while tragic and uncomfortable, will wake each reader to greater compassion and hope--which is what Lent, meaning \"springtime,\" has always been for. These stories also wake in us a wild hope that from all this death and ruin, something new could rise. The promise of Lent is that something new \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e rise. In fact, as these stories attest, our hope, though wild, is not impossible and is already loose in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Wild Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book whose table of contents alone gave me chills. Here's the deal: the living world, life on planet Earth, is \u003ci\u003esacred. \u003c\/i\u003eAuthor Gayle Boss yearns to show us that we live in a miracle. And she succeeds in showing us that we are not alone on this holy planet. This is a beautifully elegant, deeply excellent book, pursued by grace on every page, in every stunning illustration.\" \u003cb\u003e--Carl Safina\u003c\/b\u003e, ecologist, \u003ci\u003eNYT \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBecoming Wild; \u003c\/i\u003eMacArthur Fellow and founder of The Safina Center\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10198237\"\u003eGayle Boss\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paraclete Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 6.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640601994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640601996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL012020\"\u003eChristian Living | Devotional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL034030\"\u003eHolidays | Easter \u0026amp; Lent\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGayle Boss\u003c\/b\u003e writes in Michigan, where she was born and raised. Her life-long love of animals and her immersion in spiritual texts and practices have melded in poems and essays that explore how relationships with animals specifically, and an attentive presence in the natural world generally, restore us to our deepest selves. The mother of two grown sons, she lives in Grand Rapids with her husband. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid G. Klein\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning graphic artist with illustrations for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Random House, Tor Books, DC Comics, and Marvel. He is a graphic novelist, printmaker, engraving artist, and co-founder of Brooklyn-based Point Made Animation.","brand":"Paraclete Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709196013805,"sku":"9781640601994","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_58291c9e-463f-44c1-9003-bdc814002fdd.jpg?v=1650118528","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/wild-hope-stories-for-lent-from-the-vanishing-9781640601994","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}