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    Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life: Stories of Women in Homelessness and Transition
    Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life: Stories of Women in Homelessness and Transition
    Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life: Stories of Women in Homelessness and Transition
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    Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life: Stories of Women in Homelessness and Transition

    By Anne Scott

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    This book is a collection of stories about some of the hundreds of courageous, newly homeless women who have participated in the meditation circles Anne Scott has led over the course of the past five years. These are stories of how, when given a safe space to reconnected with the sacred within themselves, women of all backgrounds and religions c

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNicasio Press
    Release dateMar 25, 2016
    ISBN9780578445687
    Finding Home: Restoring the Sacred to Life: Stories of Women in Homelessness and Transition
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    Anne Scott

    Anne and Ian Scott set up Auberge du Chocolat in 2005 and have rapidly established a significant presence in the premium chocolate community with their prize-winning chocolates and bars. Their workshops, parties and corporate events are designed to be fun. In October this year, they introduced a new Signature chocolate range designed by their 18-year-old son Jonathan (who is the youngest winner of an Academy of Chocolate award). The company is committed to sourcing products in a sustainable and ethical way.

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