Book Launch online Monday 21st September- "The Four Sisters of the Last Forest on Earth"

The Four Sisters of the Last Forest on Earth

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The books have arrived after a 5 years journey and a rich collaboration !!

​We Azul and Stu welcome you to an online launch
On this equinox
Monday 21st September 2020
8pm (uk time) until 9pm

facebook  event page

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THE LAUNCH
- 8pm welcome (door will open at 7:50pm)
- 8:20pm the Story will be read by Azul around a virtual fire until we can meet again, accompanied by the beautiful illustrations of Stu
- 8:40pm a bit more ... :-)
on ZOOM here is the LINK
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this Story is by Azul Valérie Thomé and the Forest of Devon, England (Albion)
It is available in English and soon in French.
13 illustrations. 42 pages. For adults and older children.

Illustrated by Stu McLellan
September 2020, Devon, England

Self-Published by Azul Thome at SOULand: www.souland.org

The book is dedicated to my father Nano Thomé, who was born from the land and waters of Lebanon.
​Azul  V Thomé

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EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK

​“I am HAmsat Al ghAba. 
I come from the Red Mountain People, 28 nights away. 

I was sent by my Elders to meet with you, to seek urgent Council. 

We are in Great Trouble and we need your help. 

I bring offerings of Story-Songs 
and a reel of Gold Thread 
spun by our Grandmothers, 
made from Dark Matter and dark times.”

The Four Large Figures look concerned."

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Get your COPY HERE

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The making of these drawings began last year in a conversation between Azul and I at Seed Festival about a collaboration. We didn’t know that it would be making images for this story, and even when that became the focus, we didn’t know that it was becoming a book. But this is how it has unfolded. A huge honour to be part of bringing this to life, in honour of Life.
​Stu McLellan

PRAISES
“Thank you for this exquisite tale. It will open heartminds the world over. Thank goodness.
This tale is no fantasy, it is as true as a potato. The utter bleakness of our world is true. So is the last forest – as real as remembrance and longing. And the four sisters, they are the realest thing about us. They only need to be set free. Everything depends on it." –
Joanna Macy, author World as Lover, World as Self

“We are in need of a particular form of medicine in these uncertain times. It is a soul medicine and it comes to us through beauty, through sorrow, through poetry and it comes through potent stories. Traditionally, fairy tales carried the ability to enchant us and stir our imaginations in ways that enabled us to see with different eyes. The Four Sisters is a tale of such magnitude, inviting us to listen deeply and to pay attention. It is the kind of story that reminds us of another way of knowing the world through an intimate and tender encounter with the sacred. Azul-Valerie Thome has gifted us with a story that does just this; it brings us back into an embrace with the living forces of the world.”
Francis Weller, author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow

"A tender bitter-sweet story that floats, gliding between sunset and sunrise, a story that whispers truth into the shadowed silence of indifference, and then pauses, alert, intent, listening for the sound of love awoken to action.”
Mac Macartney, author of The Children’s Fire: Heart Song of a People

“With skilful words Azul takes us on a subtle journey rich in meaning and discovery. The artwork is exquisite.”
Dr Stephan Harding, author of Animate Earth

“This story of HAmsat and her four companions, of her visit to the Four Spirits of the Last Forest of the Earth is heartfelt and beautiful, inspiring and deep, grounded, and real. It’s a dream made manifest and if you let it touch your soul, the dreams of your life will walk themselves awake.’
Manda Scott, author of Boudica: Dreaming Series

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Get your COPY HERE