{"product_id":"mourning-dove","title":"Mourning Dove","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMourning Dove \u003c\/em\u003eby Alexander Knudsen reflects on the intertwined memories of family and place. Knudsen writes, \u003cem\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eMy grandfather taught me how to cup my hands together, thumbs \u003c\/span\u003epointed to create a mouthpiece to mimic the coo of the bird that calls\u003cspan\u003e each morning. The mourning dove is thought to be a harbinger of deliverance, or a spiritual message of hope. Its soft, sorrowful call marks the beginning of a new day.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe daily sound of a mourning dove forms a rhythm for life in Ipswich, Massachusetts, where the artist lives with his family and where his mother and grandfather before him also called home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eMade along the tidal banks, river paths, and marshlands of Cape Ann, these photographs show the textures of this coastal landscape. Morning walks, fleeting encounters, and Craigslist connections weave together with intimate family moments to create a layered portrait of place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBoth personal and universal, the book shows how place and memory intertwine, and how noticing becomes an act of remembrance and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePrinted and bound in New England\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.5” x 11”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e76 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e32 images\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHard cover with lay-flat binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by Dust Collective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dust Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42668195643479,"sku":"DUST-Mourning","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1781\/2331\/files\/mourning.jpg?v=1775618406","url":"https:\/\/charcoalbookclub.com\/products\/mourning-dove","provider":"Charcoal Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}