{"product_id":"book-1m98","title":"Birds, Boughs, \u0026 Belonging","description":"Birds, Boughs, and Belonging invites listeners into a quieter America-where meaning is discovered not in noise or ambition, but through attentive companionship with nature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross gardens, forests, seashores, and mountain vistas, classic American writers-including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and Herman Melville-explore solitude, empathy, and moral lessons provided by birds, trees, and living landscapes. These stories reflect on small moments: observing the Sabbath from a window, a nest meticulously built, a garden persistently tended, and a lonely soul enlightened by nature's wisdom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is not about escaping society but about learning to belong within it more humanely. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes meditative, and at times quietly devastating, these selections reveal how nature consoles, instructs, and ultimately reconnects individuals-with themselves and others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThoughtfully arranged for immersive listening, Birds, Boughs, and Belonging offers a restorative journey into the reflective, compassionate, and vibrant American spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing the work of renowned authors and hidden gems of classic American fiction, including:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSunday at Home, by Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003eFootprints on the Seashore, by Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003eThe Piazza, by Herman Melville\u003cbr\u003eSketches from Memory, by Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003eThe Domain of Arnheim, by Edgar Allan Poe\u003cbr\u003eThe Island of the Fay, by Edgar Allan Poe\u003cbr\u003eMy Summer in a Garden, by Charles Dudley Warner\u003cbr\u003eBuds and Bird Voices, by Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003eMountain-Laurel and Maidenhair, by Louisa May Alcott\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Swallows Did, by Louisa May Alcott\u003cbr\u003eGray Lady and the Birds, by Mabel Osgood Wright\u003cbr\u003eThe Oriole's Nest, by Kate Douglas Wiggin\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Fir-Tree, by Kate Douglas Wiggin\u003cbr\u003eA Story of the Forest, by Nora A. Smith\u003cbr\u003eThe Brown Birds, by Maud Lindsay\u003cbr\u003eMorning-Glories, by Louisa May Alcott\u003cbr\u003eMistress Mary, by L. Frank Baum\u003cbr\u003eThe Whale's Story, by Louisa May Alcott\u003cbr\u003eThe Maple-Leaf and the Violet, by Nora A. Smith","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":66707774931248,"sku":"BD1m98","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1m98-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777600838","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1m98","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}