{"product_id":"the-yellow-finch-a-black-bikini-and-a-rat-called-hernandez-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Yellow Finch, a Black Bikini, and a Rat Called Hernandez: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Fredell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI was looking for a sailor to take me away on an adventure.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can die making love, playing tennis, shoveling snow, mowing the lawn-or walking through Arrivals at an airport, like my husband, Lars. The morning of the day he died I dreamed that my family and I were standing at a bed where he lay with his eyes closed. It was June 28, 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970 movie \u003cem\u003eWoodstock\u003c\/em\u003e, of all the hippies interviewed, one caught my eye: a naked guy sitting on a rock in a pond. \"Do you always swim naked?\" asks the cameraman. With a big toothy grin, he says, \"It's the only way to swim.\" Later in the movie, he's seen on a pay phone talking to his girlfriend. With his wavy blonde hair spilling on to his face he's shouting, \"It's a free concert! The gates are down!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee (that hippie) and I met in person some 30 years later in Beaufort, South Carolina. I had recently lost my husband. Lee was looking for a first mate to sail the high seas of the world with him. I was looking for a sailor to take me away on an adventure. Fate brought us together at the perfect moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendy Fredell has been a model, graphic designer, newspaper contributor, and freelance writer, and has sailed over 24,000 miles to 50 countries. Her essay \"A Budding Genius\" was included in Oprah's book \u003cem\u003eLive Your Best Life\u003c\/em\u003e. When she's not sailing, she lives in Austin, Texas. \u003cem\u003eThe Yellow Finch, a Black Bikini, and a Rat Called Hernandez\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43807353241735,"sku":"9798900520155","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Z9Ro2dbWPv9798900520155.webp?v=1770259860","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-yellow-finch-a-black-bikini-and-a-rat-called-hernandez-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}