Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journey (Paperback)

By admin · Friday, August 14th, 2009

Priestess of the Forest: A Druid Journey

Review
“This narrative is a beautiful glance back at pagan culture, Druidic practices and rituals, and daily Celtic life. It makes one yearn for the connection with the earth that we, in our modern day and age, seem to have lost. It reads easily and weaves Druidic teachings with a touching love story.” — Andrea Connell “Historical Novels Review”

In the tradition of Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Mists of Avalon, Ellen Evert Hopman weaves Druid history and spirituality into an engaging love story. This Bardic teaching tale is set in a fictional third-century Ireland when Christianity is sweeping across the Celtic Isles. During this time of crisis, love blooms between Ethne, a Druid healer, and her patient, a Fennid warrior. Their passionate affair suffers a tragic blow when Ethne is called upon to become the high queen. Told from the Druid perspective, Hopman recreates the daily life, magical practices, politics, and spiritual lives of the ancient Celts during this histo (more…)

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Comments

By Tyanne on August 15th, 2009 at 5:32 am

3.0 out of 5 stars
Informative, Interesting & Entertaining
I liked this book. It had a great glossary that helped with the terminology. The book itself (cover picture, etc) was beautiful. The story itself was a good story.

By Oratilwe on August 15th, 2009 at 9:32 am

5.0 out of 5 stars
Captivating story
I really enjoyed this book and once I got into it I couldn’t put it down. The story is engrossing and very believable, and it’s easy to become attched to the main characters -…

By Laine on August 15th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

5.0 out of 5 stars
Exhilirating Journey
A fabulous historically based druid tale. One I would highly recommend to Pagan and fantasy readers alike. Very romance and intrigue- filled as well.

By Edolie on August 15th, 2009 at 9:30 pm

5.0 out of 5 stars
The Priestess of the Forest; a Druid Journey
The novelist, herself a Druid priestess, authentically recreates the Druid culture and history in pre-Christian Celtic Ireland.

By Ketaki on August 16th, 2009 at 2:32 am

5.0 out of 5 stars
A fascinating and compelling story
Having enjoyed Morgan Llewelyn’s “Druids”, I have sought out stories featuring Druids and Celtic warrior-poets, and in “Priestess of the Forest” I found a delightful cast of…

 

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