{"product_id":"i-love-you-long-beach-island","title":"I Love You Long Beach Island","description":"In this delightful and heartfelt tribute to her home island on the New Jersey coast, the author of the ''How To Live'' books shares an illustrated prose-poem \/ love letter to Long Beach Island inspired by its enduring qualities after a devastating storm. Sandy Gingras, an award-winning writer celebrates simple truths about this eighteen-mile long stretch of sand ''...because I think it is important to say what you love in this life... especially if what you love is vulnerable. And Long Beach Island is that. It's just a beautiful accident of tide and currents, a moment of grace amid storm.'' This illustrated gift book was born of a poem she painted onto a sign in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. It resonated deeply with Long Beach Islanders. It begins: ''My old friend, I love your curling waves and stretching sands, your salt-drenched air. I love your sunny days, your gray days too -- all your many moods... I love how you're an endless summer. I love the arc of your bridge, the first glimpse of refuge.... I love your sunsets and your surfers, the children on your beach, the castles that they build. I love your innocence....'' It is an essay that captures a shared love for Long Beach Island, its people, its familiar rituals -- and what was almost lost in the storm. This is the 2nd edition, with a added preface from the author.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1593220936\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.1593220936.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sandy Gingras\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51583342444831,"sku":"PKV.1593220936.G","price":2.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/1593220936-0.jpg?v=1769706296","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/i-love-you-long-beach-island","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}