My dear Friends
Where the Woods meet the Water is the sequel to the first part of my autobiography, The Moving Swan, which was published in 2006. The title is the meaning of Toronto in one of the native Canadian languages. Toronto is a place which means a great deal to me-it was there that I made the final decision to come into the Catholic Church from the Jewish religion in which I had been brought up and which is lovingly described in The Moving Swan.
Where the Woods meet the Water is to be launched in Lucy Cavendish College in the University of Cambridge, where I studied Hebrew and a little Arabic from 1988 to 1992. The launch will take place on Sunday 19th October this year. The new book describes, in diary form, the unfolding of The Little Sisters of Joy, a Foundation for Prayer, Peace and Reconciliation, which I founded with the help of a friend on 7th March 1999 in Cambridge, UK.
Over the last 15 years my Associates and I have been building Bridges of Peace between Jews and Christians, Jews and Arabs, Muslims and Christians and Catholics, the Orthodox and Protestants. With the love of God at its heart, the Foundation recognises music and the other arts as very much part of that healing process. Over the last 11 years, I have given a series of Concerts for Peace and Reconciliation, sometimes with my fellow musicians, in College Chapels and other venues in Cambridge. As you know, I sing with my guitar songs of the 60's, Jewish music and traditional folk.
Where the Woods meet the Water also depicts my journeys through Europe and Canada, as I try to spread the message of Peace while meeting many diverse and interesting people. My three visits to Poland between 2001 and 2004 were particularly memorable. The book ends in 2009.
The book will be available from 20th October 2014 from Heffers Bookshop, Trinity Street, Cambridge, UK or by contacting me directly at
margogila61@gmail.com
The cost of the book is £10
The Moving Swan is available now from Amazon and other internet sites and Where the Woods meet the Water should be available on the internet sometime after the launch-unfortunately I can't say when.
Happy reading if you are interested!
Shalom from Gila
Where the Woods meet the Water is the sequel to the first part of my autobiography, The Moving Swan, which was published in 2006. The title is the meaning of Toronto in one of the native Canadian languages. Toronto is a place which means a great deal to me-it was there that I made the final decision to come into the Catholic Church from the Jewish religion in which I had been brought up and which is lovingly described in The Moving Swan.
Where the Woods meet the Water is to be launched in Lucy Cavendish College in the University of Cambridge, where I studied Hebrew and a little Arabic from 1988 to 1992. The launch will take place on Sunday 19th October this year. The new book describes, in diary form, the unfolding of The Little Sisters of Joy, a Foundation for Prayer, Peace and Reconciliation, which I founded with the help of a friend on 7th March 1999 in Cambridge, UK.
Over the last 15 years my Associates and I have been building Bridges of Peace between Jews and Christians, Jews and Arabs, Muslims and Christians and Catholics, the Orthodox and Protestants. With the love of God at its heart, the Foundation recognises music and the other arts as very much part of that healing process. Over the last 11 years, I have given a series of Concerts for Peace and Reconciliation, sometimes with my fellow musicians, in College Chapels and other venues in Cambridge. As you know, I sing with my guitar songs of the 60's, Jewish music and traditional folk.
Where the Woods meet the Water also depicts my journeys through Europe and Canada, as I try to spread the message of Peace while meeting many diverse and interesting people. My three visits to Poland between 2001 and 2004 were particularly memorable. The book ends in 2009.
The book will be available from 20th October 2014 from Heffers Bookshop, Trinity Street, Cambridge, UK or by contacting me directly at
margogila61@gmail.com
The cost of the book is £10
The Moving Swan is available now from Amazon and other internet sites and Where the Woods meet the Water should be available on the internet sometime after the launch-unfortunately I can't say when.
Happy reading if you are interested!
Shalom from Gila
