The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You [Paperback]

Dorothy Bryant (Author)

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Publication Date: March 25, 1997

art love story, part utopian fantasy, part spiritual fable, The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You is "a beautiful, symbolic journey of the soul" (Berkeley Monthly). Into the world of the Ata comes a desperate man, running from a fast life of fame and fortune, drugs and crime. He is led by the kin of Ata on a spiritual journey that, sooner or later, we all must take.

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art love story, part utopian fantasy, part spiritual fable, The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You is "a beautiful, symbolic journey of the soul" (Berkeley Monthly). Into the world of the Ata comes a desperate man, running from a fast life of fame and fortune, drugs and crime. He is led by the kin of Ata on a spiritual journey that, sooner or later, we all must take.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Random House (March 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679778438
• ISBN-13: 978-0679778431
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beauty of the Human and All Creation, July 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You (Paperback)

Hi There Everyone,

I have just been blown away by The Kin of Ata. Another Camelot. Another Avalon. And more.

I am not easily swayed by words.I am a Marine,a Harvard MBA, a CPA, a spouse of some years, a parent of four children, an awesome dude.

I have ... never written a review. But this time it is different.

The Kin of Ata shows us another way. A way free of sin, guilt, exclusion, boring TV, AND yet full of fun, joyful work, ways to lift ourselves up, ways to fulfill our human lives.

I enjoyed "The Celestine Prophesy". That book was distributed at first in off Main Street "New Age" bookstores and leapt off the shelves. The author was amazed and went on to sell millions.

The "Kin" is far more expansive, joyful, than the "Prophesy" for me. For those of you who know, what more can I say? For those who don't and are in search for a more meaningful life, buy, lease, or borrow this book.

By the time you have read twenty pages, you will thank me and kiss my ring. Since I wear no ring, your buying this amazing book will be our mutual gift to one another.

... I do not know how to reassure you on this point. Perhaps a little (very little in our society) trust is in order. You must decide.

This is a joy filled adventure. Easy to read. Just over 200 pages in length. Very easy to read. I bet you read it more than once!!

To the Misty Isles of Ata, Avalon, Camelot and Erin.

On The Road to God Kows Where

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have you read this Berkeley author yet? You must., September 18, 2003

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Peggy Vincent "author and reader" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You (Paperback)

Dorothy Bryant, who hales from the planet Berkeley, has written several novels that are so startlingly different from each other than it makes you wonder how one person could have achieved this feat.
I don't like fantasy genre books, not at all. But just because Bryant had written this, I swallowed hard and read it. Oh boy. It's wonderful. It's the tale of a wretched man who seems to have killed not only his girlfriend but also himself. But he rouses from his `swoon' in a strange world where there are no signs of ugliness or violence - and the rest of the novel plays with the question of how he will fare in such an unfamiliar environment.
I strongly recommend three of her other books. The Garden of Eros (a personal favorite; I'm a midwife, and there's a fantastic description of an unattended birth in this book), Miss Giardino, and Ella Price's Journal. Dorothy Bryant created her own publishing company, Ata Books, in Berkeley because of her desire to help local writers get published and to keep their books in print and on local bookstore shelves indefinitely.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kin of Ata review, May 15, 2001

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Laurie Fultz-Post (midland, mi USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You (Paperback)

You will not regret reading this excellent book. I have bought this book four times because I have given copies to friends who have in turn bought copies for friends. I am an aspiring author and an avid reader. This is the best book I have ever read. It has changed my life and continues to remind me of what is really important in life. This book has some magic in store for you. Please read it and realize your potential as a better human being.