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Beyond the Willow Tree

Susan Cobb Beck

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Description:In the summer of 1865, Emmaline Gullege is eleven years old and stubborn as a mule. Determined to do exactly what she sets her mind to, she explores the mountains and valleys around her home with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and a keen eye that misses nothing. When her mother dies, Emmaline, Emmy for short, is thrust into the mystical, spiritual world of her mother’s native peoples, the Cherokee.Upon her mother’s death, she sees her mother still there in the cabin shared with her family and refuses to believe that she is dead. Her refusal to accept her mothers crossing launches her on a mission to find and talk with her mother by using the powers bestowed on her by her great-grandfather, Two Feathers, the Keeper of the Sacred Fires ashes.Told she must carry on her mother’s duties and given the power of observation and shape shifting, Emmy is charged with the task of becoming the family “Ka no he ha Ka no Ge sdi,” the Storyteller. She is supposed to remember and pass down her family’s history and tell about their ancestors to the coming generations.During her explorations, she discovers a hidden path that takes her beyond the willow tree to a layer of the world that is much like her own. That is when she discovers that her grandfather, the Keeper of the Sacred Fire can travel between space and time and communicate with all peoples within those layers.As she grows older, the use of her abilities becomes bittersweet. She learns of their shortcomings when she meets and falls in love with three extremely different men from three vastly different places in her world. The one who truly gives her pause is Ya Halgi, who like her, does not belong to any one tribe. He is a Cherokee-Creek Indian, an Immortal from the land beyond the willow tree…Within the pages of this book, we will take this journey with Emmy, watch as she grows into a strong young woman amid the harsh realities of life, love, and danger during the reconstruction years following the American Civil War. Hers is a journey through time into the mysterious, spiritual and mystical realms of the Cherokees and a world that most never knows exists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beyond the Willow Tree. To get started finding Beyond the Willow Tree, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 469

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Susan Cobb Beck

Release: 2013

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Description: In the summer of 1865, Emmaline Gullege is eleven years old and stubborn as a mule. Determined to do exactly what she sets her mind to, she explores the mountains and valleys around her home with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and a keen eye that misses nothing. When her mother dies, Emmaline, Emmy for short, is thrust into the mystical, spiritual world of her mother’s native peoples, the Cherokee.Upon her mother’s death, she sees her mother still there in the cabin shared with her family and refuses to believe that she is dead. Her refusal to accept her mothers crossing launches her on a mission to find and talk with her mother by using the powers bestowed on her by her great-grandfather, Two Feathers, the Keeper of the Sacred Fires ashes.Told she must carry on her mother’s duties and given the power of observation and shape shifting, Emmy is charged with the task of becoming the family “Ka no he ha Ka no Ge sdi,” the Storyteller. She is supposed to remember and pass down her family’s history and tell about their ancestors to the coming generations.During her explorations, she discovers a hidden path that takes her beyond the willow tree to a layer of the world that is much like her own. That is when she discovers that her grandfather, the Keeper of the Sacred Fire can travel between space and time and communicate with all peoples within those layers.As she grows older, the use of her abilities becomes bittersweet. She learns of their shortcomings when she meets and falls in love with three extremely different men from three vastly different places in her world. The one who truly gives her pause is Ya Halgi, who like her, does not belong to any one tribe. He is a Cherokee-Creek Indian, an Immortal from the land beyond the willow tree…Within the pages of this book, we will take this journey with Emmy, watch as she grows into a strong young woman amid the harsh realities of life, love, and danger during the reconstruction years following the American Civil War. Hers is a journey through time into the mysterious, spiritual and mystical realms of the Cherokees and a world that most never knows exists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beyond the Willow Tree. To get started finding Beyond the Willow Tree, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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