Product Description Emerald Hawks, an Appalachian mountain girl, has inherited the Healer's abilities passed down through her mother's generations. Emerald loves her mountain home, and is learning the Healer's ways when her father uproots their large family and moves north to find work. Shy and reticent, Bolen and Thursta, Emerald's mother and father, her brothers West and Hank, sisters Lottie and Lucy, and Neil and Flint, a cousin and a nephew, share their tribulations and laughter with us while encountering the ways of their challenging new world. Full of the flavor of a southern mountain home lost to time, this coming of age story is an unforgettable journey through a childhood that will touch your heart and cling to your spirit. 339 pages. 6x9" available in PB and E-book. About the Author About the author: Born in Appalachia, my family moved to Michigan when I was a child. Around thirty, I moved to Texas and soon encountered a Babaguru teacher. In an initiation in the '80's, I was assigned to write a book on atomic structure, which I knew nothing about. Twenty years later, I published six non-fiction metaphysical books on atomic structure with a former nuclear physicist as my advisor. After I was introduced to psychodrama, an intense, emotional enactment therapy method, I studied and worked in counseling and held energy workshops for over 30 years. During that time, I began writing psychodrama enactment skits. Some of the skits became the stories in my illustrated Christmas book, Christmas Stories From the Crones Castle. To expand spiritual experiences, I participated in Ogalala Souix traditions, sweat lodge, vision quest, Fire Keeper and Sun Dancer, and wrote The Green Mountain Shaman and Red Leaf based on my experiences. My first novel, Emerald Hawks Flight, became a release from childhood memories. Emerald's coming of age story opened the door to more novels, children's books, and short stories. I use a wider spacing in my books, as it makes them easier to read. I am very grateful to my readers. They tell me that my stories are factual, funny, or romantic, intense, emotional, and contain magic. I have 3 grands and two great grands, and continue writing, for it is my bliss to do so.