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The Circle of Na'mow
In 1974, Bridget, Ella, and Lola, three naive adolescents, leave behind their mundane, predictable lives to pursue unconstrained passion and adventure. They find their way to Na’mow, a mountain hidden behind Boulder’s majestic Flatirons in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
For two decades, they immerse themselves in their love of the land and the joys of family and friends while navigating a complex maze of infidelity, alcoholism, and loss.
All the while, the polarity of nature – the blizzards, windstorms, and wildfires coexisting within Na’mow’s mesmerizing landscape – serves to shape the character of these young, spirited, and undaunted women.
But the story does not end there as unseen forces work to orchestrate the trio’s personal transformation into adulthood and prepare them for something completely out of the ordinary: the Circle of Na’mow, a place where the divine feminine is explored and celebrated.
Then, in 1996, a menacing force of nature challenges their love, faith, and resilience, and only one thing is certain: It is coming.
For two decades, they immerse themselves in their love of the land and the joys of family and friends while navigating a complex maze of infidelity, alcoholism, and loss.
All the while, the polarity of nature – the blizzards, windstorms, and wildfires coexisting within Na’mow’s mesmerizing landscape – serves to shape the character of these young, spirited, and undaunted women.
But the story does not end there as unseen forces work to orchestrate the trio’s personal transformation into adulthood and prepare them for something completely out of the ordinary: the Circle of Na’mow, a place where the divine feminine is explored and celebrated.
Then, in 1996, a menacing force of nature challenges their love, faith, and resilience, and only one thing is certain: It is coming.
542 pages, Hardcover
First published August 15, 2014
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September 23, 2014
This book is about three young girls: Lola, Ella and Bridget and their journey into becoming women. All three live in the mountains of Colorado on a mountain called Na'mow. It's about their friendship, loves, family, triumphs and loss and survival. Yes survival because mountain life is not for the weak ones.
You'll laugh and cry and love this book. I hightly recommend it.
You'll laugh and cry and love this book. I hightly recommend it.
March 1, 2015
Wonderfully inspiring book for young women and women young at heart. Not sure how someone rated this 1 star. It deserves way more credit than that. Look at the bulk of the other raters. I've shared this book with my colleagues, even men, and they have truly enjoyed it, especially people who can relate growing up in the 70's era as college students. Worth the read!
May 1, 2015
A coming of age story for adults. This story of women meeting in their early 20's and learning about themselves, their friends and the environment they live in. This is a novel passed on a very interesting time, in the foothills if Boulder, CO. Full of humor, tragedy and strength.
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