Pearl of the Wind: Second edition

Written by Ruth Finnegan

Narrated by Stephen Dalton

The newest volume in the remarkable Kate-Pearl series retells the same mythic story from the perspective of the fleeting, flighting, breathing wind.

In The Black-Inked Pearl, Pearl of the Seas and The Helix Pearl, award-winning author Ruth Finnegan wove the engaging and emotional tale of Kate from three uniquely different, yet equally powerful perspectives. In Pearl of the Wind we circle back once more to experience this stirring romance and spiritual parable from another viewpoint - that of the powerful, breathing wind - the butterfly-psyche.

Ruth Finnegan’s poetic soul and passion for language breathe a deep and resonant life into her prose - engaging and resonant, as we once again explore the eternal nature of love and the ever-puzzling ambiguity between dreams and reality - all the better when you hear the poetry in this beautifully sonic reading. 

Pearl of the Wind expands a series already compared to the works of James Joyce, William Faulkner, and the epic majesty of Homer's iconic Odyssey.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Callender Press
• Release date: Jun 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9798368940311

Ruth Finnegan

Ruth Finnegan is a visiting research professor and emeritus professor in the faculty of social sciences at the Open University in the U.K. Finnegan's work Finnegan's work touches on controversial issues about the nature of popular culture, the anthropology and sociology of music, and the quality of people's pathways in modern urban life. Her books include, The Hidden Musicians: Music-Making in an English Town, Communicating: The Multiple Modes of Human Interconnection, Tales of the City: A Study of Narrative and Urban Life, South Pacific Oral Traditions (edited with Margaret Orbell); and Oral Poetry: Its Nature, Significance, and Social Context.