The Flower of the Cedar

I cannot get enough of this novel. I’m at the delightful stage of listening where I’ve only just discovered it, and so have plenty of episodes to listen to, one after the other, soaking up the gorgeous phrases, exciting characters, and the wonderfully complex and engaging story underneath it all. I heard about this podcast/novel from Corey Olsen, the Tolkien Professor, and as I want to delve more into this kind of fantasy realm, I thought I’d check it out. I am so glad I did. I almost don’t want to catch up, so I don’t have to wait weeks between chapters. A superb job well done to the author, who makes stories go straight to your heart.

Ms. Ben-Avraham’s beautiful story becomes more enjoyable with each installment. Her gorgeous prose and high quality narration alone are worth the price of admission.

I'm only a few chapters in at this point (but will be up to date very soon) and it is a beautiful story so far and Kay does a perfect narration for the style of her story. I'm looking forward to finishing the story!

Reader, there are things that cannot be expressed in an online review, like my esteem for Kay as a writer and as a person who moves through her life and her craft intentionally, and with a combination of deep compassion and wisdom that she has blessedly learned to point toward herself. And now you, reader, will enjoy the benefits, like a wanderer who happens upon a hollow tree, inside of which is a vast network of honeycomb. "Where are the bees?" you may ask yourself. "Who guards this treasure?" And then you look down at your hand, covered in amber, and you see that the honey and the bees, the work and the reward, the story and her author, are all one, and you, in these moments, are welcome to all of it. You cannot know now the richness that is in store for you. Stay close, reader, and learn for yourself.