Forest Song: Little Mother [Paperback]

Vila SpiderHawk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2009

Forest Song: Little Mother continues the narration of Judy Baumann's adventures in the woods from the Vila SpiderHawk novel Forest Song: Finding Home. In this volume, Judy reluctantly moves from her teacher s house into a home of her own. She helps the forest denizens hide Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany and in the process finds a new way to relate to her mother, learns to count on and honor her powers, rescues a friend from Dachau, and discovers sexual love. She also learns to cope with loss and to go on in spite of disappointment. In the end she becomes a mother in an unconventional way. A story of trial and healing, this is a beautiful tale of a young woman s coming of age.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Forest Song: Little Mother is magnificent. It is such a moving story. It took me on an emotional roller coaster. I could not stop reading it! I would say Just one more chapter and then when that chapter ended I said the same thing. The night I finished it, it was after 3 a.m. I laughed and cried as I watched Judy grow into a woman. The characters are so well developed that I feel as if I know Judy and her forest family. This is a book that all women should read, since it explores all aspects of being a woman and the magic that is within all of us. I think it is important to make sure that women know about great women writers and I count Vila SpiderHawk at the top of my list. --Dawn Thomas, editor of Oracle ezine

Once again SpiderHawk has come through with a gripping, engaging story interwoven with the wisdom of the ages. Forest Song: Little Mother is powerful! I could not put it down! This is a must read book! --Helen Collins, editor and publisher of Folk Music Ministry magazine

About the Author

Vila SpiderHawk and her husband live in the woods of Pennsylvania in a log home that they designed. Their six cats and their many woodland friends provide additional company. She has a BA in women's studies and French and did her graduate work in education. She has taught French in college and in public schools. While raised in Philadelphia, she has lived in Virginia, Georgia, New York, and Connecticut. Now retired, she has returned to her first love, writing. She writes for Sage Woman magazine and for The Beltane Papers on a free-lance basis. SpiderHawk is an avid gardener and a gourmet vegan cook. She can be contacted at vilaspiderhawk.com, where she maintains a reader site with book excerpts and discussions, updated news and announcements, and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Vanilla Heart Publishing (March 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935407473
• ISBN-13: 978-1935407478
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,942,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm Vila SpiderHawk, and people say I'm eccentric. Now, I ask you, what is eccentric about living in a log home in the woods with six cats and being a gourmet vegan cook and, oh yes, writing books? My husband and I love this place, though, and we enjoy being owned by our six furry friends. And we adore the visits from our many woodland friends.
Drop by my website www.vilaspiderhawk.com! I have posted tons of kitty pictures there as well as some pretty amazing recipes and, of course, a great deal of information on my books. Email me there too! I'd love to hear from you!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She's Done It Again!, March 21, 2009

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Helen Collins "Helen" (PA USA) - See all my reviews

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Forest Song: Little Mother

I didn't know Vila SpiderHawk could supercede her own excellence in writing, but she's done it! I loved Forest Song: Finding Home. I'm ecstatic over Forest Song: Little Mother! In Little Mother, Judy, who became a woman in Finding Home, gets her own house in the Forest, and is surrounded by wonderful, magical friends. The ominous clouds of war that rolled through in Finding Home have opened and pour in Little Mother. Judy and her friends work themselves night and day to help refugees from the terrible times of World War II. Reading Forest Song: Little Mother, you will seethe, weep, laugh, and ultimately be so glad you went there. I urge you to pick up this wonderful book and read it from cover to cover today!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Books, August 31, 2011

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Faith Powell "game geek" (Baker City, OR) - See all my reviews
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Another successful read by Vila. She definitely put her heart into this one. I have all her books and they are all the kind that are hard to put down when you start reading them. Great Job Vila!

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Second installment in a Great Series!, July 16, 2009

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Dawn Thomas "Belladonna" (Weeki Wachee, FL) - See all my reviews
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Forest Song: Little Mother is magnificent. I have come to know and love Judy and her Forest family and look forward to the next installment in the series.

In this book we watch Judy grow into a young woman and experience life as the Mother of the Forest. There are many emotions in this story that will take you from laughing to crying to hoping. I hope all women read the Forest Song book series.

I hope that Vila SpiderHawk continues her work as a successful writer. Her writing style is so inviting that once you start reading her work, you will always look forward to the next.