{"product_id":"the-hatbox-letters-paperback-by-beth-powning","title":"The Hatbox Letters Paperback by Beth Powning","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVintage Canada\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2005-06-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780676976403\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e328.86\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.02 x 5.23 x 0.97\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eBeth Powning offers readers an unforgettable story of love, grief and renewal — both  past and present — as well as her extraordinary perceptions of the natural world.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the age of fifty-two, Kate Harding has hit a crossroads: the pain that overwhelmed  her when her husband died suddenly from a heart attack the previous year hasn’t diminished,  and she is at a loss as to how to go on with her life. Living alone in her large  Victorian house, its emptiness magnified by memories of better days, Kate can only  dream of a time when her grief will abate, at least enough to allow her to hope for  change. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Kate’s sister drops off nine antique hatboxes of papers recovered  from their grandparents’ eighteenth-century home in Connecticut, Kate isn’ t sure she is ready to face the remnants of her family’s past. She’s having enough  trouble going through Tom’s things. Soon, though, the smell of the hatboxes begins to permeate  the air in her home and “awakens a feeling in Kate that she remembers from childhood,  composed of odd emotional strands: love, sorrow, pain, contentment.” As she slowly  sorts through the letters, diaries and photographs, Kate begins to find some solace  in the past. But the further she delves into her grandparents’  history, the more Kate realizes that her perfect world had its own dark side — an  undercurrent of tragedy, personal loss and eternal grief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then an old acquaintance  moves back to New Brunswick, and Kate begins to edge out of her solitude, surprising  herself. But when a new tragedy comes, it forces Kate to begin picking up  the pieces of her shattered life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003eBETH POWNING's previous books include the bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Hatbox Letters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Captain's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eA Measure of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003ci\u003e Globe and Mail \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book and winner of the inaugural New Brunswick Book Award for Fiction. Her works of memoir include \u003ci\u003eSeeds of Another Summer: Finding the Spirit of Home in Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEdge Seasons: A Mid-Life Year\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2010, Beth was awarded New Brunswick's Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in English-Language Literary Arts. She lives on a 300-acre farm near Sussex, New Brunswick, with her husband, the renowned sculptor Peter Powning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45349597282465,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780676976403","price":21.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780676976403.jpg?v=1762895190","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-hatbox-letters-paperback-by-beth-powning","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}