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Now available in Kindle Edition!A Friendship with Flowers is also available at lulu.com A Friendship with Flowers
This book was originally created by hand in a small journal while I was living in Oxfordshire, England. It was done with gratefulness for the flowers that graced and healed me with their beauty, wisdom, and playfulness. |
In A Friendship with Flowers ...
the gifted American author and artist Diane Denton invites us to share a healing journey she took when the flowers that surrounded her in a very English part of England gave her solace, hope and inspiration. This beautifully produced book will not be left on a bookshelf for long; and as if the exquisite paintings (you’ll never look at a dandelion in the same way again) are not more than enough in themselves, the author also includes her unique commentary on the natural world as she studies and interacts with it while coming to terms with an unspecified experience in her life. This combination of artwork and poetic observation, that is both personal and universal, creates a unique alchemy that calms and comforts while still leaving open the essential mystery of the natural world and our place in it. Sometimes, the author seems to suggest, it’s OK for there to be no answers; there may be no pat solutions, but there are insights and realisations, looking back to move forward (This holy rose/is another reminder/of the summer past/and yet/to come...), and new ways of seeing things (I found the snow didn’t drop/from above/but sprung from below/to cover the ground...). The illustrations and the accompanying poetry, which is controlled, understated and pared back, combine to create a companion
book that will reveal a little more each time you dip into it; you will feel (to borrow the author’s words): here’s a friend/I just got to know/suddenly,/by the roadside,/as I was going/nowhere. This book also includes a detailed glossary listing all the flowers shown in the beautiful illustrations throughout the book. This glossary includes the everyday and Latin name of each flower plus brief information about its habitat and the time of year that you’ll be able to spot it (easily recognisable in real life from the painstaking accuracy of the artist’s depiction).
Deborah Bennison, http://www.writinginc.co.uk
book that will reveal a little more each time you dip into it; you will feel (to borrow the author’s words): here’s a friend/I just got to know/suddenly,/by the roadside,/as I was going/nowhere. This book also includes a detailed glossary listing all the flowers shown in the beautiful illustrations throughout the book. This glossary includes the everyday and Latin name of each flower plus brief information about its habitat and the time of year that you’ll be able to spot it (easily recognisable in real life from the painstaking accuracy of the artist’s depiction).
Deborah Bennison, http://www.writinginc.co.uk
The Library Next Door
An Illustrated Kindle Short published by All Things That Matter Press
Only $1.99! Books were Rose's secrets. Reading was an easy distraction, friend to her curiosity and the only thing she was sure she wanted to do. When she entered the library next door, what was real and imaginary became indistinguishable, and she grew ready to reveal the future of her relationship with the written word. Read reviews ... The Snow White Gift |
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An Illustrated Kindle Short published by All Things That Matter Press
Only $.99! In Depression-weary times, a little girl’s wish for a special doll touches a stoic heart. Through sacrifice and pure intent, giving her what she wants results in disappointment but eventually confirms that love and patience can work magic. Read reviews ... |
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