The 'Ring' Books

The Ring of Elements The 'Ring' books are a set of four, comprising the following, based on the four elements...
Down By The Water ‘The bridge hums broken tunes under its breath... Whispered in my submerged ear and I, breathing and floating, am now with the ocean’s force.’ ‘Lanterns go bobbing along the shore, wild music skirls across the moonlit waters... music to scorch the blood to passionheat.’ This is the first in a series of four books, together comprising the ‘Ring of Elements’ set, and is composed of lyrical stories, poems and artwork, linked by the sea, the river and those that inhabit them. ‘A fantastic read, crammed full of beautiful language, similar to Dylan Thomas, perhaps, or GM Hopkins. Also beautiful illustrations by the author herself.’ www.amazon.co.uk ISBN 1 900701 05 7 Priced  £7.99
Coming Up For Air ‘There are things we should say, things we should not. And there are things we want to say but have never learned how.’ ‘I heard the cry of the driven clouds, and the awful shout of the pursuers mingled with the clamouring and thudding of the endless companies that hurried across the width of heaven.’ This is the second in the ‘Ring of Elements’ set, and is composed of lyrical stories, poems and artwork. All are linked by the ring, the spirit of air and those that inhabit it, with the true meaning of balloons, prophecies fulfilled and myths developed. ISBN 1 900701 06 5 Priced  £7.99
Fanning the Flames ‘Memory keeps delivering the past in brown paper parcels done up with tangled string...’ ‘I saw a burning house once, coming home. It moved and it was still.’ ‘Out of the fiery furnace crept our newborn son, half golden with freckles of rust and a scent of something newly opened upon the world.’ This is the third in the ‘Ring of Elements’ set, and is composed of lyrical stories, poems and artwork. All are linked by the ring, the spirit of fire and those that inhabit it, including an ancient fable, a burning pier and a baby of cinders and ore. ISBN 1 900701 07 3 Priced  £7.99
Scorched Earth ‘I want to hear this soft damp night breathing.’ ‘We only know the sudden shadow-cold, black with coal, and the long tunnels of the afternoons pelting into the future like stones lobbed by bullies at our faces.’ The story of the ring, in archaeological terms, together with the final conclusions. This is the fourth in the ‘Ring of Elements’ set, and is composed of lyrical stories, poems and artwork. All are linked by the ring, the spirit of earth and those that inhabit it. ISBN 1 900701 08 1 Priced  £7.99
And for the connoisseurs... The Ring of Elements Special artist’s handmade book, comprising the full set of four elements. Created in a limited edition, each will be unique, featuring hand made papers, hand coloured illustrations and hidden treasures. ISBN 1 900701 09 x P.O.A
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