Becoming Birch: Timeless Tales in the Wheel of the Year

Step out of time and place to experience the holidays of the ancient world and those who celebrate them. Hear the graceful and wise voice of a woman who walked into the forest and remained as an enchanted birch. Beginning with an award-winning story, this collection rises out of Celtic antiquity and marks the ancient wheel of the year with a tale taking place on each of the natural holidays.

Elegantly told and gently insightful, each tale takes place within the arcane world of a single forest where classic tradition and the earliest of legends hold true. Only through spellbinding residence in this birch grove could these dazzling and engaging tales be told.

If you would like to know what happens in this forest of ancient glamor and lasting myth, the gracious birch waits to tell her stories. Join her today. Begin reading Becoming Birch: Timeless Tales in the Wheel of the Year.

This long-awaited series of seasonal events does not disappoint. The author draws us into another world of conscious trees interacting with their environment, Little People and the Green Man. A wonderful escape from today’s stressful living! -- Suzy Stewart Dubot, author of the award-winning novel Hint of a Ghost.

In a skillful blend of nature and nurture, Elizabeth Rowan Keith's Becoming Birch; Timeless Tales in the Wheel of the Year transports readers into a marvelous forest filled with a fascinating array of characters. Highly recommended. -- Anna Scott Graham, author of The Possibility of What If

Here is the Celtic calendar as experienced by the people, especially the women, who celebrate it. Witnessed by a birch tree who was once human, the stories are rich in detail, lyrical in tone, wise in resonance. Life, death, and rebirth are measured by the seasons, ceremony and celebration by the joyous exchange of gifts. P.C. Hodgell — author of God Stalk

Within the boundaries of a birch grove, characters confont their destinies, transcending the ordinary and gaining wisdom from the profound lessons of nature. These tales are spun with gentleness and compassion, and are told with heartwarming artistry. Stepping into this story, where the ordinary and the magical meet, will delight and uplift your spirit—a wondrous journey, highly recommended for all who seek to find elegance in the quietest of moments. -- Joan Marie Verba, author of Twelve: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses