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About And The Silent Spoke
Product Description And the Silent Spoke is a rich collection of true stories based on one woman’s adventures explor- ing some of Earth’s most remote indige- nous villages in a quest to discover ancient medical treatments. By projecting herself into the future as an old lady, the author recounts stories from her twenty-four years of trekking through the Amazon, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea and the Republic of the Congo. These are the expeditions that allowed for endearing encounters with elders, traditional healers and villages, yet also brought difficult challenges including oppressive swarms of bees, arrests by police, and incidents with tribal fighting. Along the way are heartbreaks such as witnessing the esca- lating devastation and demise of lands, cultures and species. During her journeys, Amy Greeson discovers much more than the healing plants she expected to find: a vibrant, endless network of love, friend- ships, and humanity unlimited by time, space, language or culture—and a deeper realization of the critical significance of every life form on Earth. Review * GOLD AWARD: Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards Program (October, 2019) * WINNER: 2019: "Best Books" Awards, American Book Fest Multicultural Non-Fiction (November, 2019) * FINALIST: "Best Books" Awards, Best New Books, American Book Fest (November, 2019) * 5 STARS : San Francisco Book Review , by Johnna Rocker-Clinton "Profound, eloquent, inspirational--just a few words that describe Amy L. Greeson's "And the Silence Spoke." Her thought-provoking, literary journal is narrated by an older woman in transition. ...Greeson is a talented storyteller. Perhaps the most intriguing element of the novel is that all the stories are true. Greeson tells her own stories in the older woman's voice; this point of view is brilliant. A memoir would have been wonderful, but Greeson's choice is remarkable. The older woman archetype embodies wisdom; therefore, the reader is left captivated and longing to hear more. ... Greeson ultimately learned and taught her readers that every life form matters. As she learned about plants, animals, and tribal culture, she began to embrace change. ...Greeson ends with a call to live life with purpose, encouraging us to listen, reassuring us that "God--and ALL the silent--speak," and with her purpose-driven life as an example, readers will be inspired to harken the voice." "...Amy L. Greeson entices you into sharing perhaps the most spectacular if soft-spoken memoir this reviewer has ever read. Appropriately titled And the Silent Spoke, Greeson's exquisitely presented memories read like an award-winning documentary. Her observations are so precise and comprehensive, so intelligent and perceptive, so utterly sensitive to the alternative realities existing among Earth's indigenous populations that this brilliant author takes you, to say it futuristically, where no man has trod before. Okay, that may be an overstatement. But this literary diary, superbly comprised of truly unique, invaluably meaningful (in a deeply human way), intensely vivid recollections, simply screams for overstatement ... if in a rather quiet way." Joel Dennstedt, 5 Stars: Readers' Favorite Really enjoyed this book. Storytelling is enthralling and offers an escape that is both realistic and fantastical. Perfect read for anyone who craves travel. It's obvious the author enjoys and respects the lessons other cultures can give. Great read! Robert Rose, Raw Travel TV "...I enjoyed the construction and how each tale builds upon the overall theme whilst also having its own moral or takeaway that Amy learned during her amazing experiences. Add to this the way she brings other people she has met to life, and you have a fully immersive account that warmly speaks of other cultures, making friends and living a life which is truly worth living. Overall, And The Silent Spoke is a fantastic work of travel fiction
