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The Druid Isle
by
Ellen Evert Hopman (Goodreads Author)
For Aife, the beautiful adopted daughter of Drui healer Ethne and her warrior partner Ruadh, life revolves around the sacred beauty and ancient mystery of the Old Ways. Surrounded by lush, green trees and frolicsome wildlife, the Forest School has been the heart of her Druidic education-and her beloved home. But to become a healer and priestess, she must leave behind all t...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
April 8th 2010
by Llewellyn Publications
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Druids are mysterious to outsiders, feared and demeaned by the Church, and therefore their way of life was sought to be destroyed. "The Druid Isle" is a novel following Aife and Lucius, two individuals who find themselves on the Druid Isle, in the third century AD. This book, the sequel to Priestess of the Forest, follows the lives of the druid healer Ethne and her partner, Ruadh, as well introducing the new characters of Aife, their foster-daughter who is studying to be a druid, and Lucius, a y...more
The sequel to Hopman's excellent book "Priestess of the Forest". Druid Isle picks up at what seems to be approximately fifteen to sixteen years after the end of "Priestess of the Forest". Honestly, it wasn't quite the novel I was expecting. This one is full of superb teaching moments concerning religious differences between Paganism and early Christianity, as well as detailing and dove-tailing the similarities. I was expecting something a little closer to an adventure type of story, so my initia...more
Oct 01, 2011
Shannon
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Recommends it for:
People interested in the Druids
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
religion
I enjoyed this book for the most part. If you are a person who is very interested in learning about Druid life and culture (or at least what is known and what is speculated) then this book is a good choice. Story-wise, it was good but not fantastic. I feel as though if the author had developed the plot and the characters more, it could have made an amazing story. It had the potential for a lot of depth, but she spent a lot of time focusing on explaining the rituals and Druid beliefs. This is a g...more
I enjoyed this book very much - the characters are appealing, and the overall tone of the book is very Druidic. By that I mean it has a very Pagan feel to it, and alludes to much Druidic teaching. Very few books provide that sense of profound respect for the ways of our ancestors; this one neither exploits nor sensationalizes the history and knowledge of the Druids.
My main regret is that it was too short. I wanted to linger with these fascinating people and learn more. Perhaps the author will wr...more
My main regret is that it was too short. I wanted to linger with these fascinating people and learn more. Perhaps the author will wr...more
Having loved The Mists of Avalon and all of Marion Zimmer Bradley's subsequent books, I thought that this would be right up my alley. Unfortunately I was disappointed. I did love the bits of druidic lore sprinkled throughout the book, but on the whole I did not particularly like the characters or believe in the reality of the storyline. Worth a read, but nothing too special. But maybe you'll like it better than me, who knows? It just wasn't my thing.
It was good until the character got to Druid isle, after that story got unbelieveable.Sorry I don't think Druids charkas system.
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Ellen Evert Hopman is a Master Herbalist and lay Homeopath who holds an
M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling. She is a certified writing instructor
through Amherst Writers and Artists. She is co-chief
of the Whiteoak Druid Order (Ord na Darach Gile) and was Vice President of
The Henge Of Keltria, an international Druid Fellowship, for nine years. She
is the
founder of the Whiteoak internet mailing list, a...more
More about Ellen Evert Hopman...
M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling. She is a certified writing instructor
through Amherst Writers and Artists. She is co-chief
of the Whiteoak Druid Order (Ord na Darach Gile) and was Vice President of
The Henge Of Keltria, an international Druid Fellowship, for nine years. She
is the
founder of the Whiteoak internet mailing list, a...more
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