The Secret Flower: and other stories

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In an age where cleverness often counts more than substance, Jane Tyson Clement's stories offer a break from all the noise. Written with a measured beauty that recall Tolstoy and Tolkien, they rely less on plot devices than on allegorical symbols and the evocation of moods. There is nothing heavy or stilted about these tales. But there is the thrill of expectancy, a sense that something new is on the way, and the belief that the Someone for whom humanity longs and waits is seeking us, just as we seek Him.

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The Horn Book Stories of real distinction. Poughkeepsie Journal Beautiful...offers quietude in the midst of cacophony and literary cynicism. Buena Vista Resource Page If you like stories on spirituality from the past or are interested in what it was like to live in Jolly Old England, pick up The Secret Flower. For me these five stories and the poetic introduction to each were like picking up Tolkien and The Hobbit. Each one of the stories in this book is impressive. They can be read to the wee folks or enjoyed during cool evenings when just being is imporatant.

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Writer, naturalist, and mother of seven, Jane Tyson Clement (1917-2000) spent most of her long life teaching - a vocation that gave her endless opportunities to pass on her twin passions for language and nature. Born and raised in New York City, Clement studied at Smith College; she joined the Bruderhof, the community movement behind Plough, in 1954