Thousands of worshipers descend upon the site, and Ann, asthmatic, feverish, but insistent upon the reality of what she has seen and heard, becomes an unassuming heroine in a drama that pits the Church’s demand for the truth against her followers’ need for miracles.įather Donald Collins has only recently become a priest and is new to North Fork. But on a November afternoon, in the foggy woods of North Fork, the Virgin Mary comes to her, clear as day. A sixteen-year-old runaway, she is an itinerant mushroom picker who lives in a tent in a damp, depressed lumber town in Washington State. IntroductionĪnn Holmes seems an unlikely candidate for revelation. SONG FROM THE FOREST is a modern epic set between rainforest and skyscrapers.The introduction, discussion questions, suggested reading list, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group’s reading of Our Lady of the Forest, a suspenseful and emotionally charged story of faith from the bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars. Together, they meet Louis family and old friends, including his closest friend from college, Jim Jarmusch.Ĭarried by the contrasts between rainforest and urban America, with a fascinating soundtrack and peaceful, loving imagery, Louis and Samedis stories are interwoven to form a touching portrait of an extraordinary man and his son. Now the time has come to fulfill his promise, and Louis travels with Samedi from the African rainforest to another jungle, one of concrete, glass, and asphalt: New York City. He held his son in his arms through a frightful night and made him a promise: If you get through this, one day Ill show you the world I come from. Once, when Samedi was a baby, he became seriously ill and Louis feared for his life. He is a fully accepted member of the Bayaka society and has a 13-year-old son, Samedi. Today, twenty-five years later, Louis Sarno has recorded more than 1,000 hours of unique Bayaka music. He followed the mysterious sounds all the way to the Central African rainforest and found their source with the Bayaka Pygmies, a tribe of hunters and gatherers. SONG FROM THE FOREST is a modern epic set between rainforest and skyscrapers.Īs a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. Carried by the contrasts between rainforest and urban America, with a fascinating soundtrack and peaceful, loving imagery, Louis' and Samedi's stories are interwoven to form a touching portrait of an extraordinary man and his son. Together, they meet Louis' family and old friends, including his closest friend from college, Jim Jarmusch. He held his son in his arms through a frightful night and made him a promise: "If you get through this, one day I'll show you the world I come from." Now the time has come to fulfill his promise, and Louis travels with Samedi from the African rainforest to another jungle, one of concrete, glass, and asphalt: New York City. As a young man, American Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination.
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