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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>One woman's story about facing change, trusting her instincts, and the adventure of running an eco-lodge in Puerto Rico</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>At age forty, Parker surrendered to her Swept Away meets Swiss Family Robinson fantasy of running an inn far from her home in the Pacific Northwest. For the next twenty-plus years Parker ran La Finca Caribe, an eco-lodge in Vieques, Puerto Rico. What started as a rough-and-tumble dream grew into a paradise enjoyed by guests from around the world. Sketchbook in hand, Parker chronicled her daily adventures living with the land. <i><b>La Finca</b></i> is a lively graphic memoir about a woman creating a new life amid countless challenges, including hurricanes that led her to reconsider everything. It is a story about trusting oneself, self-discovery, accepting disappointment and loss, and falling in love with a place.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Lively, touching, and utterly original!" -- <b>Rebecca Wells, author of <i>Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood</i></b> <p/>"Enchanting. The beauty of Vieques and La Finca Caribe shines brightly. Corky Parker's passion for the land, food, and culture of this Puerto Rican island is infectious." -- <b>Alice Waters</b> <p/>"From laughing out loud to shock and tears, <i>La Finca</i> is a colorful, chaotic, tropical tale of human experience." -- <b>Charlotte Kilcher, Discovery's Alaska: The Last Frontier</b> <p/>"Part memoir, part graphic fantasy, but 100 percent heartful adventure." -- <b>Elizabeth Cohen, author of <i>The Family on Beartown Road</i></b> <p/>"A frank, sometimes heartbreaking account of what it means to nurture a childhood dream. Filled with delightful doodles, this playful yet humbling story takes you to a magical place." -- <b>Summer Brenner, author of <i>My Life in Clothes</i></b>"An inspiring story of carving your own path, embracing crazy adventure, and rolling the dice on something you love." -- <b>Doug Berman, NPR's Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!</b> <p/>"Corky Parker gives new meaning to the word 'resilience' in her gripping tale of running an inn on a remote Caribbean island. It's a story of enchanted whimsy with a positivity that inspires." -- <b>Mimi Pond, author of <i>The Customer Is Always Wrong</i></b> <p/>"An enchanting, sun-and-storm-filled paradise of a book." -- <b>Erica Bauermeister, author of <i>House Lessons</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Corky Parker</b> has had a diverse career as the creative director and cofounder of Merwin Creative, a film production company in Seattle; a small-scale sheep farmer; and owner of the eco-lodge La Finca Caribe, on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. She is a graduate of Bennington College. Her work has been covered in the <i>New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, Outside, Gourmet, Adventure Travel</i>, and <i>Lonely Planet</i>. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington, and her website is at corkyparker.com.

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