{"product_id":"a-handmade-life","title":"A Handmade Life","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"97\"\u003eA Handmade Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"100\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"113\"\u003eSubtitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e In Search of Simplicity\u003cbr data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"151\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWilliam Coperthwaite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"192\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eContributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn Saltmarsh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"266\"\u003ePhotographer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePeter Forbes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"391\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"391\"\u003eAn inspiring exploration of simple living, craftsmanship, and self-sufficiency.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"643\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"413\"\u003eA Handmade Life\u003c\/em\u003e, William Coperthwaite shares his reflections on a life shaped by simplicity, creativity, and connection to place. 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