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Tears of a Phoenix
By Helen Noble
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A life sentence signifies the end of one road for Jed, a convicted violent criminal, yet the start of a whole new existence. Desperate to escape the shackles of his past , he opens his psyche to the people he meets in the prison system and delves into his psychological and spiritual heritage. To be released into the outside world, Jed embarks on a journey of self-exploration, with the help of a prison psychologist, prison officers and fellow inmates. From a the confines of his cell he relives the past events which led to his current status as a prisoner, and travels into the history and culture of his Ghanian homeland, meeting with his spiritual ancestors to seek the truths he believes will set him free. Jed shares with us his despair following the death of his beloved mother and his elation at the opportunity to place a positive role in the life of his son. We follow alongside him, on his path as a son, a father, a friend, someone finally free to choose the path of his own life.
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Helen Noble
Loving being in nature and cycling, an extended visit to Ohio farm country inspired this debut novel, 25,000 SEEDS. Also the author of Being Simply Beautiful. Helen Noble is the founder and CEO of a natural cosmetics company and lives in Naples Florida.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a beautifully written, easy to read novel that will suck you in from the very start. Tears of a Phoenix tells the touching story of Jed- a prisoner with a history of violence, who begins the road to healing himself, letting go of the past and working to make a better future, and making himself a better man, through psychological, spiritual and emotional understanding.Wonderfully told through Jed's voice, this simple tale is multi-layered and expertly constructed, as it builds up Jed's history of violence and the reasons behind it, of his Ghanan ancestry, of shamanic healing and of the future he wants to make for himself.I would suggest this book will interest readers of all genres, for its themes of self acceptance, healing and transforming, are surely universal themes that we can all connect with.It's hard to believe this is a debut novel, as it's written just as well as, say, Alice Sebold's work. I'd highly recommend Tears of a Phoenix and I'm looking forward to reading more of Helen Noble's books.
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