The Lightning Tree - Softcover

Curtis, P.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863223877 ISBN 13: 9780863223877

Publisher: Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This novel tells the story of one woman's remarkable life, lived out in the harshly beautiful landscape of the Burren. A life which began in the shadow of the Great Famine and ended as electricity began to reach the byways of the west of Ireland.
It is a story told by Mariah, a woman healer who lived in harmony not only with the special environment of the Burren but with the spirits of past generations; a woman who drank deep from the well of traditional wisdom and customs, yet whose view of the world resonates with meaning for the present and future. It is a story of love surprisingly found and tragically lost; of the struggle of an independent woman who was viewed with suspicion, whose healing powers were sought by many yet condemned from the pulpit.

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Synopsis

This is a haunting novel based on the life and voice of an old "wise woman" and healer. The year is 1954. The place is the Burren, a wild, rugged limestone region on the west coast of Ireland. This is a world of old customs, strong traditions and deeply-held religious and social values. It is also a pagan place, of ghosts and spirits, old beliefs and superstitions. In this time and place lives Mariah, an old woman of considerable powers, the last of a long line of renowned healers. Some say her power is a gift from God; others that it comes from the devil, that she is a witch. In this unique novel a voice from the past speaks with remarkable contemporary relevance. Mariah's views are refreshingly alternative at a time when we may be coming full circle to an appreciation of old healing arts and the concept of contentment with a simpler life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brandon / Mount Eagle Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863223877
• ISBN 13: 9780863223877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288