The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino

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The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino A novel about the Divine Feminine *2007 Lambda Literary Awards finalist* Fiction/Literary \| October 2006 \| Original trade paperback 348 pages $20.95 ISBN 9781597190060 LCCN: 2006903956 \| Adobe PDF & Mobipocket ebook format: $9.95 ISBN 9781597190374 Click here to listen to or download a 53-minute Conversation with Mary Saracino about The Singing of Swans & related topics. The Singing of Swans promotional flyer \|About Mary Saracino \| Author info \| Author website \| Book Group Guide Full PDF Media Kit \| PDF Excerpt Click on a button below to purchase directly from Pearlsong Press. The newest novel by Mary Saracino tells the story of Madalene Ross, a thirty-year-old American who "lives in her head," cut off from her body, her heart, and her sense of purpose in the world. En route to and from her job as a computer programmer in Minneapolis, Madalene is hounded on the downtown streets by a homeless woman who asks "Got a match?" At night bizarre dreams haunt her sleep. Women fly through rooftops, chant in ancient temples, paint tongues of fire on vivid white canvases. Madalene's story is interwoven with the lives of three women: Rosalina, a priestess of Persephone in 70 B.C.E. Sicily; Ziza, a strega (Italian witch) in 16th century northeastern Italy, and Ibla, an herbalist and painter in 18th century southern Italy. Sicily's Lake Pergusa and the Black Madonna also act as a portal to the rich tradition of pre-Christian spirituality that lies beneath Church dogma. *The Singing of Swans* takes readers on a multi-century journey to uncover long-silenced traditions, crack Madalene's spiritual code and reclaim her soul. Elements of magical realism dovetail with historical storytelling as this compelling tale of redemption unfolds. Return to top of page	New―$5-per-order shipping within the U.S. for retail purchases from Pearlsong Press. No matter how many books you buy, shipping is only $5! The Singing of Swans was a finalist in the Spirituality category of the 2007 Lambda Literary Awards Clicking on one of the links below will take you to the listing of The Singing of Swans on these retailers' websites: The Singing of Swans at Powells.com The Singing of Swans at BarnesandNoble.com The Singing of Swans at Amazon.com The Singing of Swans at The Book Depository (UK-based company with FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE) The Singing of Swans at Mobipocket.com The Singing of Swans at the Kindle store ● ● ● REVIEWS of The Singing of Swans *SageWoman: Celebrating the Goddess in Every Woman* review of *The Singing of Swans* MatriFocus Cross-Quarterly for the Goddess Woman review of The Singing of Swans *Curled Up with a Good Book* review of *The Singing of Swans* Advance Praise for The Singing of Swans *"The Singing of Swans* is a remarkable narrative calling—even compelling—us to connect with our own ancestral roots, to seek our own inner wisdom, and to reclaim our own inner voices!" Margaret Starbird author of *The Woman with the Alabaster Jar* & *Mary Magdalene: Bride in Exile* “The Roman poet Ovid sang of the beautiful Sicilian lake where Persephone descended to the otherworld—a lake now dying from overdevelopment. No siren’s song could be more commanding than this novel centered on that magical lake. Generations of women of the streghe tradition—call them pagans, call them witches—join their voices in this tightly wrought magical chorus.” Patricia Monaghan author of The Goddess Path & The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog "The Singing of Swans is more than a novel. It combines an immense amount of learning, a great novelist’s ability to weave the present, the past, the far past, and the future into a spell-binding story…and to transmute all this into an offer of life to all of us trapped in contemporary deadening cultures. “In Sicily, an island that may be a metaphor for anywhere, Mary and I have both been overcome by the feeling that a terrible violence was done to women, a wound that continues to throb in our bodies. Because she is a highly gifted writer, Mary can lift this experience into an historically accurate, and searing, account of church and state persecution of good women—herbalists, healers, midwives called witches. “This novel may give you the courage to quit your dead-end job, book a flight to Italy, and, like Madalene, ‘exhilarated by the possibilities,’ howl ‘at the brilliant blue Sicilian sky.” Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum Dark mother: african origins and godmothers


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	Search for: Shop by Category Fiction Nonfiction Romance Memoir Mystery & Suspense Poetry Short Story Collections Visionary Music Art & Jewelry Cards & Posters Shop by Format Ebooks Trade Paperbacks Audio Special Promotions New Books Special Offers Free Stuff HAES show recordings Judy Bagshaw out-of-print books Information Newsroom About Pearlsong Press Authors Newsletter Archives Library Request Forms International Bookstores Health At Every Size Pearlsong Press Blog Workshops & Seminars FAQ If you don't have a credit card or don't wish to pay online, there is a "manual handling" option in the online checkout process, by which you can choose to mail payment. Books will be shipped to you after payment is received and processed.	The Singing of Swans by Mary Saracino A novel about the Divine Feminine *2007 Lambda Literary Awards finalist* Fiction/Literary \| October 2006 \| Original trade paperback 348 pages $20.95 ISBN 9781597190060 LCCN: 2006903956 \| Adobe PDF & Mobipocket ebook format: $9.95 ISBN 9781597190374 Click here to listen to or download a 53-minute Conversation with Mary Saracino about The Singing of Swans & related topics. The Singing of Swans promotional flyer \|About Mary Saracino \| Author info \| Author website \| Book Group Guide Full PDF Media Kit \| PDF Excerpt Click on a button below to purchase directly from Pearlsong Press. The newest novel by Mary Saracino tells the story of Madalene Ross, a thirty-year-old American who "lives in her head," cut off from her body, her heart, and her sense of purpose in the world. En route to and from her job as a computer programmer in Minneapolis, Madalene is hounded on the downtown streets by a homeless woman who asks "Got a match?" At night bizarre dreams haunt her sleep. Women fly through rooftops, chant in ancient temples, paint tongues of fire on vivid white canvases. Madalene's story is interwoven with the lives of three women: Rosalina, a priestess of Persephone in 70 B.C.E. Sicily; Ziza, a strega (Italian witch) in 16th century northeastern Italy, and Ibla, an herbalist and painter in 18th century southern Italy. Sicily's Lake Pergusa and the Black Madonna also act as a portal to the rich tradition of pre-Christian spirituality that lies beneath Church dogma. *The Singing of Swans* takes readers on a multi-century journey to uncover long-silenced traditions, crack Madalene's spiritual code and reclaim her soul. Elements of magical realism dovetail with historical storytelling as this compelling tale of redemption unfolds. Return to top of page	New―$5-per-order shipping within the U.S. for retail purchases from Pearlsong Press. No matter how many books you buy, shipping is only $5! The Singing of Swans was a finalist in the Spirituality category of the 2007 Lambda Literary Awards Clicking on one of the links below will take you to the listing of The Singing of Swans on these retailers' websites: The Singing of Swans at Powells.com The Singing of Swans at BarnesandNoble.com The Singing of Swans at Amazon.com The Singing of Swans at The Book Depository (UK-based company with FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE) The Singing of Swans at Mobipocket.com The Singing of Swans at the Kindle store ● ● ● REVIEWS of The Singing of Swans *SageWoman: Celebrating the Goddess in Every Woman* review of *The Singing of Swans* MatriFocus Cross-Quarterly for the Goddess Woman review of The Singing of Swans *Curled Up with a Good Book* review of *The Singing of Swans* Advance Praise for The Singing of Swans *"The Singing of Swans* is a remarkable narrative calling—even compelling—us to connect with our own ancestral roots, to seek our own inner wisdom, and to reclaim our own inner voices!" Margaret Starbird author of *The Woman with the Alabaster Jar* & *Mary Magdalene: Bride in Exile* “The Roman poet Ovid sang of the beautiful Sicilian lake where Persephone descended to the otherworld—a lake now dying from overdevelopment. No siren’s song could be more commanding than this novel centered on that magical lake. Generations of women of the streghe tradition—call them pagans, call them witches—join their voices in this tightly wrought magical chorus.” Patricia Monaghan author of The Goddess Path & The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog "The Singing of Swans is more than a novel. It combines an immense amount of learning, a great novelist’s ability to weave the present, the past, the far past, and the future into a spell-binding story…and to transmute all this into an offer of life to all of us trapped in contemporary deadening cultures. “In Sicily, an island that may be a metaphor for anywhere, Mary and I have both been overcome by the feeling that a terrible violence was done to women, a wound that continues to throb in our bodies. Because she is a highly gifted writer, Mary can lift this experience into an historically accurate, and searing, account of church and state persecution of good women—herbalists, healers, midwives called witches. “This novel may give you the courage to quit your dead-end job, book a flight to Italy, and, like Madalene, ‘exhilarated by the possibilities,’ howl ‘at the brilliant blue Sicilian sky.” Lucia Chiavola Birnbaum Dark mother: african origins and godmothers


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