{"product_id":"whispers-from-the-valley-of-the-yak-a-memoir-of-coming-full-circle-paperback","title":"Whispers from the Valley of the Yak: A Memoir of Coming Full Circle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacquelyn Lenox Tuxill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53469038313779,"sku":"9781647425494","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/whispers-from-the-valley-of-the-yak-a-memoir-of-coming-full-circle-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}