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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
American Writer Penelope Ann Thoms Publishes Thin the Veil – A Journey into Celtic Spirituality
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Stephen Johnson, HireStrategy
Tel: (703) 547-6754
E-mail: Sjohnson@hirestrategy.com
KENMARE, COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND, December 13, 2006 -- The study of death and dying is a fairly recent development, most notably contained in the works of Dr. Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross. A convincing new guide to the ways of dying and the rituals of grief as they pertain to the Celtic peoples of Ireland, Scotland and Wales is Penelope Ann Thoms’ richly moving new book, Thin the Veil: Living and Dying within Celtic Spirituality (Booksurge: 2006).
An award-winning poet and writer, Thoms has lived for the past six years in a centuries-old farm cottage near Kenmare, a small village in County Kerry on the far southwest coast of Ireland.
As a hospice chaplain and spiritual director, Thoms introduces us to the rich Celtic history and lore as it relates to death, giving us a sacred place of miracles and extraordinary healing. How, for instance, can we cope with the death of a child? What role can animals play in helping us grieve and face our own deaths? How do we keep the door open to God in our lives?
In simple, moving prose, Thoms gives us deeply felt personal anecdotes that reveal how ancestors, saints, prayer, holy places and sacred spaces can sustain us in our darkest times and how we can create a “cairn” or circle of care around the dying and ourselves.
In her review of Thin the Veil, New York Times best-selling author Ellen Tanner Marsh writes: “Wise and profound, Thoms doesn’t just teach us how to die with grace, but also how to live our lives as fully as possible, noticing the sacred in each and every detail. For anyone who has ever lost a loved one or who is facing his or her own demise, this extraordinary and beautifully written book is a powerful balm, an uplifting anodyne for each and every soul.”
Thin the Veil (ISBN 1-4196-2706-6) is available at bookstores, from the publisher at orders@booksurge.com or online at www.Amazon.com.
For more information about Penelope Ann Thoms’ Thin the Veil, to set up a telephone interview with the author, or to request a review copy of the book, please contact Stephen Johnson at HireStrategy: (703) 547-6754 or SJohnson@hirestrategy.com.
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News Contact:
Stephen Johnson, HireStrategy
Tel: (703) 547-6754
E-mail: Sjohnson@hirestrategy.com
KENMARE, COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND, December 13, 2006 -- The study of death and dying is a fairly recent development, most notably contained in the works of Dr. Elizabeth Kuebler-Ross. A convincing new guide to the ways of dying and the rituals of grief as they pertain to the Celtic peoples of Ireland, Scotland and Wales is Penelope Ann Thoms’ richly moving new book, Thin the Veil: Living and Dying within Celtic Spirituality (Booksurge: 2006).
An award-winning poet and writer, Thoms has lived for the past six years in a centuries-old farm cottage near Kenmare, a small village in County Kerry on the far southwest coast of Ireland.
As a hospice chaplain and spiritual director, Thoms introduces us to the rich Celtic history and lore as it relates to death, giving us a sacred place of miracles and extraordinary healing. How, for instance, can we cope with the death of a child? What role can animals play in helping us grieve and face our own deaths? How do we keep the door open to God in our lives?
In simple, moving prose, Thoms gives us deeply felt personal anecdotes that reveal how ancestors, saints, prayer, holy places and sacred spaces can sustain us in our darkest times and how we can create a “cairn” or circle of care around the dying and ourselves.
In her review of Thin the Veil, New York Times best-selling author Ellen Tanner Marsh writes: “Wise and profound, Thoms doesn’t just teach us how to die with grace, but also how to live our lives as fully as possible, noticing the sacred in each and every detail. For anyone who has ever lost a loved one or who is facing his or her own demise, this extraordinary and beautifully written book is a powerful balm, an uplifting anodyne for each and every soul.”
Thin the Veil (ISBN 1-4196-2706-6) is available at bookstores, from the publisher at orders@booksurge.com or online at www.Amazon.com.
For more information about Penelope Ann Thoms’ Thin the Veil, to set up a telephone interview with the author, or to request a review copy of the book, please contact Stephen Johnson at HireStrategy: (703) 547-6754 or SJohnson@hirestrategy.com.
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