Sitting with the Enemy
  by Sarah Anne Edwards
   a novel of hope and transformation 
   through the Healing Power of Nature 
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      One couple yearns to find it. One community
   fights to preserve it. Both must face the enemy
   within and among them...before it’s too late.      

     An atavistic connection to nature draws a husband and wife
                                      into a surreal world which leads them to question if the life they've known and what they've believed as real is destroying the human spirit. Following a long-forgotten, nameless yearning, they are compelled to discover if they can reclaim their connection to an ageless natural wisdom that could heal their lives.

      After years of pulse pounding stress and ambition, Rose and Mark Whitman’s universe is rich, glamorous, high speed – and empty – a run-a-way train about to crash. They’ve lost meaning, magic, and soon each other … until an unexpected turn on the tracks takes them to a remote mountain village and a community struggling to preserve an idyllic, but endangered way of life.

 

    Mark and Rose are drawn into a circle of friends who are confronted with painful decisions about what they’re willing to do to save their community. When the village breaks into factions, violence erupts fed by fear, greed and prejudice.The group learns the true meaning of community – what destroys it and what preserves it and its role in the quality of their lives and the future of their children.    

 

  From Back Cover:

"Extremely timely. This subject is huge." Donald Marrs, Executive in Passage

"I didn't want it to end." Horatio Scheinberg, SCA Hawaii

"Edwards is a good storyteller. I really got into these characters and was moved from one page to the next with great interest.  It is an easy read with an important message, one that every one on earth should know about.”     Pat Weisberg, author

 “This work is prophetic in a time of rampant development and disconnection from our Earth …. May the voice of your book bring awareness to many!  Thank you for your gift in writing it. 
                                                  Julie  Keefer, Director, MorningStar Adventures

    “I LOVED this book.. Couldn’t put it down. The characters really came alive. The
  dialogue is great. Reminiscent of the Celestine Prophecy. It makes  powerful
  statements about how we live, what we value and what we must do if we don’t want
  to lose that which we cherish. The story builds suspense and momentum to a good
  finish, like a fine wine.”           Rick Benzel, The Way of Walking   

 

Sarah Anne Edwards, LCSW is a best-selling author and PhD ecopsychologist. With her husband Paul, she’s written fifteen books on creating more balanced and fulfilling lifestyles, including The Practical Dreamer’s Handbook, Finding Your Perfect Work and Changing Directions without Losing Your Way. She lives and writes in the Los Padres National Forest.

                                                                     383 pages 

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