Florinder Donner - Fantastic Story-teller!
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Like the witches Dream and Being-in-Dreaming (if you haven't read them order them now!) Donner tells the beautiful story of her experiences with the magical people of the mexican rainforest. In her own child-like (ego-less) way she describes how she lets go of her western ideas and like a sponge absorbs a new, and sometimes scary, way of life, even to a point where her obvious differences are almost invisible to those she shares her time with. In contrast there are also parts of the story where she is so obviously light-heartedly humoured by the locals. Donner has an incredibly fresh innocent way of telling a story which in contrast portrays a strong confidence/trust in herself (how else could she surrender to this unique experience). If you are humble enough to accept that the western way of seeing the world is not the only way then this book (and the other two) are definitely for you. I am eagerly awaiting a 4th book (note to author, is there one coming?)
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