The Flower of the Cedar Kay Ben-Avraham
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The Flower of the Cedar is a tale of dryads, from a time long before human history began. Lara, a young dryad, once had three hearts (as with all her kind). To recover them and bring them to life, she must set out on an unknown journey. Fearing the god of the land, who reportedly devours hearts, and inexplicably drawn to the lamia (who, tales say, revive hearts by an ominous method called guttings), she leaves her home, embarking on the heart-finding quest.
For lovers of fantasy, mythology, and fairy tales—for those whose bookshelves may harbor the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, and others of their glad company—or for dabblers in mysticism and the sacred feminine—this story will doubtless have deep resonance.
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The Flower of the Cedar: Introduction
Introducing The Flower of the Cedar, a fantasy novel in podcast form.
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Chapter One: The Hearts
We meet a young dryad girl, whose loss of her hearts, and whose isolation, haunt and pain her.
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Chapter Two: To Seek and Find a Heart
The girl’s longing and questions cannot be satisfied by the peddler woman’s talk. At last, chance words set in a book stir her to strike out in search of answers.
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Chapter Three: The Leaving
Lara leaves home. Her journey takes her to one of the Lifted Cities, where lives another dryad girl named Jann, the daughter of a trading family.
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Chapter Four: The Summer Mountain
Lara learns of the Summer Mountain, and her journey takes new form.
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Chapter Five: The Food of the Gods
Lara and Jann leave the Lifted City and strike out on the heart-finding quest, together.