Becoming Forest: A Story of Deep Belonging (eBook)

A Story of Deep Belonging

Michael Kearney (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
248 Seiten
Easton Studio Press, LLC (Verlag)
978-1-63226-105-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Becoming Forest openswith Aishlingthe young Irish woman at the heart of this storyas she visitsher grandmother in California following her grandfathers death. Aishling findsher grandfathers journal and reads about a trip he made to India years ago tovisit the original Bodhi Tree, the place where the Buddha found enlightenment. At the end of the journal, she finds a letter addressed toher from her grandfather asking for her help passing along his message of deepsecurity to her generation as they deal with the climate crisis and theuncertain future ahead. Aishling goes to India to follow in her grandfatherspath to find a way of responding to his request. There she meets and falls inlove with a young Buddhist monk, who is also on a quest. As they walk together alongthe roads of India, they gather unexpected and invaluable insights from eachother and come closer to the answers they both seek.Thirty years later, Aishlings daughter Tara isvisiting her in Ireland. Tara is grieving the death of her father and also thedestruction of the forests from drought and fire. She is also searching for a wayto heal the burnout she and her friends are experiencing while working tocombat climate change. Becoming Forestweaves together threads of Native American and Celtic spirituality withBuddhist understanding and connection to the natural world, creating a tapestrywhich holds both the despair and awakening of Aishling

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.10.2023
• Illustrationen: Tess Leak
• Zusatzinfo: black & white drawings
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Schlagworte: banyan tree • Bodhi Tree • Buddha • Buddhism • California • dystopian • Ecofiction • Forest • forest ecology • Grief • Ireland • Irish • Mother Earth • Muir Woods • Native American Culture • Quest • Spirituality • spiritual journey • spiritual resilience • Trees • wisdom of the trees • woods
• ISBN-10: 1-63226-105-7 / 1632261057
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63226-105-2 / 9781632261052