Sydney Avey

Lyre and the Lambs (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"e;Ordinary people face extraordinary circumstances that are overcome by perseverance and grace. Wonderful places in Basque, Spain and the Greater Bay Area serve as backdrops."e; - The Rt. Rev. Douglas B. WeissA feast of family can be a plate load of problems!It's the Sixties. Modernity and tradition clash as two newlywed couples set up house together. Dee and her daughter Valerie move with their husbands into a modern glass house Valerie built in a proudly rural Los Altos, California, neighborhood.When their young relatives start showing up and moving in, the neighbors get suspicious. Then a body is found in the backyard and the life they are trying to build comes undone.Father Mike is back to guide Dee through a difficult time with humor and grace, even as his own life is unraveling. Now he's going to have to take some of his own advice about love.The sequel to The Sheep Walker s Daughter, The Lyre and the Lambs explores the passions that draw people together and the faith it takes overcome trauma."e;I thoroughly enjoyed the flow of family values and their unwavering trust in each other. A definite plus was the quiet voice of spiritual faith and persuasion...always pulling me to a "e;feel good"e; place."e; - Diana, Goodreads"e;Another beautifully written story that is compassionately told. It was a joy to read, well written and a story I will not forget. I highly recommend this book."e; - Karen, GoodreadsEnjoy the beauty of a story by Sydney AveyThe Sheep Walker's DaughterThe Lyre and the LambsThe Trials of Nellie BelleSydney Avey's sequel to The Sheepwalker's Daughter masterfully walks the reader through the winding path of relationships, faith, and discovery. Set in the sixties, tradition clashes with modernity in one neighborhood. - Karen, GoodreadsThe Lyre and the Lambs is an enjoyable read for pleasure and for an insightful look at how we sometimes judge differences. - Karen, GoodreadsOrdinary people face extraordinary circumstances that are overcome by perseverance and grace. Wonderful places in Basque, Spain and the Greater Bay Area serve as backdrops. - The Rt. Rev. Douglas B. Weiss Loved the different generations and how they interacted with each other. Such an easy read with a wonderful spiritual message. - Jeanie, GoodreadsThe Lyre and the Lambs, a sequel to The Sheep Walker's Daughter, grabbed me from the first page.... As with The Sheep Walker's Daughter, Ms. Avey shows that we are all works in progress no matter what our age. - Lisa, GoodreadsI thoroughly enjoyed the flow of family values and their unwavering trust in each other. A definite plus was the quiet voice of spiritual faith and persuasion...always pulling me to a feel good place. - Diana, Goodreads Another beautifully written story that is compassionately told. It was a joy to read, well written and a story I will not forget. I highly recommend this book. - Karen, GoodreadsThe pace was fast enough to engage, the descriptions were believable. I loved the characters, with Father Mike at the top again. - Mary, Goodreads

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Light Messages Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781611532661
• Artikelnr.: 50518970

Autorenporträt

Sydney Avey writes about dynamic women in changing times. The Sheep Walker's Daughter will be republished by The Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno in October 2017. The Lyre and the Lambs, currently out of print, remains available in audio. The Trials of Nellie Belle will be published by the Torchflame imprint of Light Messages in February 2018. Half the year, Sydney breathes fresh mountain air in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Yosemite, California. The rest of the year, she soaks up the sun in the Arizona Sonoran Desert. Her poems, short stories, and commentary have appeared in Epiphany, Foliate Oak, Forge, American Athenaeum, Unstrung, Blue Guitar Magazine, MTL Magazine and Ruminate. She has studied at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival. Visit her blog at www.sydneyavey.com/blog.