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by Isobel de Gruchy (Author), Desmond Tutu (Foreword by)
Between these covers, in the form of poems and prayers, is condensed the insight and spirituality of a life lived fully in South Africa, a country first in struggle and then in transition. They are wide-ranging in their style and subject matter-from free-verse to traditional forms, from heartfelt prayers to light-hearted poems, from poems on nature to poems that ask deep spiritual questions, from poems and prayers written when all is light and full of joy, to those that take one into the depths of loss and grief. In short, they will take you between heaven and earth. They are interspersed with whimsical drawings that enhance the experience.
Author Biography
Isobel de Gruchy is a retired teacher and homemaker, Christian educator and volunteer worker, who lives with her husband, John, on Volmoed, a Christian Retreat and Conference Center, in South Africa. She has two sons, one of whom died tragically in 2010, a daughter and three grandchildren. She is the author of a book of poem/meditations on Julian of Norwich, Making All Things New, (2013). She devotes herself to poetry writing and painting, as well as compiling worship resources for the community.
