{"product_id":"the-ten-thousand-things-my-mother-the-desert-and-life-on-the-colorado-plateau-paperback","title":"The Ten Thousand Things: My Mother, The Desert, And Life On The Colorado Plateau - 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\u003eDebbi Flittner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDebbi Flittner\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eJoanna Wiley\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do you make peace with a cold, distant mother who is slowly dying? \u003c\/strong\u003eThe author was faced with this very question. Diving in to help her, she soon recalled harsh, lonely childhood memories in remote red rock country, during the West's dam-building era. There, she escaped her silent home by wandering outside-befriending lizards, plants and the native sandstone landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlongside her sisters, the author navigates the maze of her mother's needs and sees her through her final days, \u003c\/strong\u003e but then finds herself alone at a dark abyss filled with ten thousand unanswered questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho was her mother? \u003c\/strong\u003eWhat made her so secretive and unable to connect with her daughters? What was she hiding, and why? \u003cstrong\u003eThe author's young memories hold clues\u003c\/strong\u003e that lead her back to her parent's hometown, where she spent long-ago summer weeks at her grandmother's house. There, a spry, 90-year old aunt now willingly shares old tales about both her parents. With her aunt's help, the author finally fills in-yet doesn't find-a singular meaning resolving who her mother was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCome along on this soulful, generational journey of loss and love.\u003c\/strong\u003e Find a deeper acceptance of family, belonging, and a surprising meaning of one's own purpose, illumined by a universal Love that shines through all beings everywhere, including ancient peoples there from the beginning of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47365539627193,"sku":"9798992424218","price":27.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/nxodu2S8-_9798992424218.webp?v=1780624232","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-ten-thousand-things-my-mother-the-desert-and-life-on-the-colorado-plateau-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}