{"product_id":"fox-and-i-an-uncommon-friendship-paperback","title":"Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship - 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\u003eCatherine Raven\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e* 2022 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the John Burroughs Medal * Finalist for the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for a Reading the West Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year * 2021 Summer Reading Pick by BUZZFEED * NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW * KIRKUS * TIME MAGAZINE * GOOD MORNING AMERICA * PEOPLE MAGAZINE * THE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book everyone will be talking about ... full of tenderness and understanding.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn \"extraordinary\" (\u003cem\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e) memoir about the friendship between a solitary woman and a wild fox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes reading group guide and an interview with the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Catherine Raven finished her PhD in biology, she built herself a tiny cottage on an isolated plot of land in Montana. She was as emotionally isolated as she was physically, but she viewed the house as a way station, a temporary rest stop where she could gather her nerves and fill out applications for what she hoped would be a real job that would help her fit into society. In the meantime, she taught remotely and led field classes in nearby Yellowstone National Park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen one day she realized that a mangy-looking fox was showing up on her property every afternoon at 4:15 p.m. She had never had a regular visitor before. How do you even talk to a fox? She brought out her camping chair, sat as close to him as she dared, and began reading to him from \u003cem\u003eThe Little Prince\u003c\/em\u003e. Her scientific training had taught her not to anthropomorphize animals, yet as she grew to know him, his personality revealed itself and they became friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the fox, Catherine learned the single most important thing about loneliness: we are never alone when we are connected to the natural world. Friends, however, cannot save each other from the uncontained forces of nature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFox and I\u003c\/em\u003e is a poignant and remarkable tale of friendship, growth, and coping with inevitable loss--and of how that loss can be transformed into meaning. It is both a timely tale of solitude and belonging as well as a timeless story of one woman whose immersion in the natural world will change the way we view our surroundings--each tree, weed, flower, stone, or fox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Raven is a former national park ranger at Glacier, Mount Rainier, North Cascades, Voyageurs, and Yellowstone national parks. She earned a PhD in biology from Montana State University, holds degrees in zoology and botany from the University of Montana, and is a member of American Mensa and Sigma Xi. Her natural history essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Mensa\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMontana Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find her in Fox's valley tugging tumbleweeds from the sloughs. She lives in Emigrant, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.11 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44431853158502,"sku":"9781954118119","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TGJYNWVTaXpvNFdsVUtpbTlBV1kvZz09.webp?v=1770281437","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/fox-and-i-an-uncommon-friendship-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}