Aurora by Heinz Frommann

Description

This is a short novel, largely inspired by years of foraging in our local woodlands. There are sixteen chapters, each focusing on a specific tree starting with the birch (the shortest lived) and ending with the Yew (the longest lived). The main character, Jonah, encounters each tree in turn and is taught valuable life lessons, each tree mirroring our emotional, intellectual and spiritual development. Along the way, Jonah falls in love with the beautiful Aurora, the embodiment of the Northern Lights, and is faced with choices between the spiritual and the temporal spheres. This is a pagan allegory for the modern world. 101pp