{"product_id":"uncharted-isbn-9781632172556","title":"Uncharted","description":"\u003cb\u003eFaced with an empty nest, a couple embarks on an epic voyage across land and sea, seeking the mythical blonde Kermode bear\u003cb\u003e—and their truest selves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kim Brown Seely and her husband had been damn good parents for more than twenty years. That was coming to an end as their youngest son was about to move across the country. The economy was in freefall and their jobs stagnant, so they impulsively decided to buy a big broken sailboat, learn how to sail it, and head up through the Salish Sea and the Inside Passage to an expanse of untamed wilderness in search of the elusive blonde Kermode bear that only lives in a secluded Northwest forest. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Wise and lyrical, this heartfelt memoir recounts their voyage of discovery into who they were as individuals and as a couple, unfolding amid the stunningly wild archipelago on the far edge of the continent.\u003cb\u003eNancy Pearl Book Award Finalist 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver \u003cb\u003eNautilus \u003c\/b\u003eBook Award Winner 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Refreshingly relatable\u003ci\u003e...Uncharted\u003c\/i\u003e [is a] firm reminder that despite the independent allure of solo travel, sometimes we can’t change on our own.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Outside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Exquisitely written.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Forbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Seely captures the action and nature encountered on the couple’s journey in lyrical prose and descriptions. As they navigate their way through fiords and rough waters and feel the sting of cold air, they also find a new way to envision their future together.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, “The Best Books About Retirement and Aging of 2019”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Like Cheryl Strayed and M. Wylie Blanchett, Kim Brown Seely reminds us that the best travel narratives are about emotional explorations even more than physical ones.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Erica Bauermeister, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe School of Essential Ingredients \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Seely’s travel writing is luminous, her prose mystical and revelatory...[her] nautical journey makes for an intimate, satisfying narrative.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Just because I’ll never follow in Seely's footsteps doesn’t mean that reading the account of her journey wasn’t wonderfully exciting from the safety of my sofa.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Margot Kahn, \u003ci\u003eBust \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are close calls, lost anchors and lost tempers, yet what Seely finds along the way makes \u003ci\u003eUncharted \u003c\/i\u003eone of the most compelling books of nature writing that I’ve read in a while.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Post and Courier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUncharted\u003c\/i\u003e is a marvelous journey of beauty and wonder, love and loss, loons and eagles, hemlocks and giant kelp, sea wolves, humpback whales, and bears.”       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ana Maria Spagna, author of \u003ci\u003eUplake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUncharted\u003c\/i\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick \u003c\/i\u003eof empty-nest tales. Kim Brown Seely, her sons suddenly grown-up and gone, journeys on a sailboat through risky Northwest waters, meditating on the pains and blessings of marriage, parenthood, and escape to the wilds.”         \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Blaine Harden, author of \u003ci\u003eEscape from Camp 14\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Kim Seely’s page-turning meditation on marriage, family, letting go, and the pull of the unknown is equal parts inspiration and confessional, with the untamed Pacific Northwest coast as a backdrop.”      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Marika Cain, \u003ci\u003eVirtuoso Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUncharted\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a voyage of adventure that is at its heart, a meditation on the changing nature of love.”       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Leslie T. Sharpe, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quarry Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A beautifully transporting journey.”  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Paul Nicklen, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e photographer\u003c\/b\u003eKim Brown Seely, the 2016 Lowell Thomas Journalist of the Year, has worked in publishing on both coasts, including as senior editor at \u003ci\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Adventure\u003c\/i\u003e, and travel editor at Microsoft and Amazon. Her writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoastal Living\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVirtuoso Life\u003c\/i\u003e, where she has been a contributing writer for nearly 20 years.","brand":"Sasquatch Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300284584165,"sku":"NP9781632172556","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781632172556.jpg?v=1767743196","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/uncharted-isbn-9781632172556","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}