Bøger af Saundra Gerrell Kelley

Saundra Kelley's voice springs from a rich, ancient well-that of the rare, oral tradition storyteller. A performing member of the celebrated Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, she travels widely, sharing tales of mystery, wonderment, and joy, as well as old stories of faraway places and lost peoples. From a long-lost ship captain's ill-fated loved to an ice palace at the top of the world and a women finding her path, Kelley's characters sing their songs as from an all-seeing mirror burnished with wisdom. This charming collection of short stories and poetry is adapted from Kelley's cache of original oral stories. They embrace Southern Gothic tales, legends of Earth Mother, and tales from rural North Florida, which are intertwined with her own family stories. Meet Saundra Kelley through her thought-provoking stories. Be prepared to be amused, enthralled, and inspired by what you'll find

BJ Hathaway is a busy anthropologist teaching in New Mexico. Unexpectedly she inherits an old house on the St. Marks River and an ecological restoration project. This forces her to return home to North Florida. Upon her return, she enters into the work of restoration, resumes old friendships, and works on unresolved relationships from her past. In the process, she encounters dangers she did not know were there. As she begins to re-establish herself in North Florida and work on the conservation project, she is met with surprising resistance from some resentful members of the Board. An angry person from her past, spurned in her youth, threatens both the project and her life. She must defeat her nemesis or lose all. In the process, she finds love in the arms of a man she once knew but never forgot.