The Faithful Gardener: A Wise Tale About That Which Can Never Die

ClarissaPinkolaEstes,Ph.D.,theinternationallyknownpoet,psychoanalyst,andauthoroftheseminalclassic"WomenWhoRunWithTheWolves"(99weeksonthe"NewYorkTimes"bestsellerlist,translatedintoeighteenlanguages,andabestsellerworldwide),touchesourlivesanew,renderinginthestrongandlyricalvoiceforwhichshehasbecomeknownapowerfulseriesofhersignaturehealingstories.Theseelegantlyinterlockedtalesofloss,survival,andfiercerebirthcenteraroundDr.Estes'suncle,awar-ravagedHungarianpeasantfarmerandrefugee,afaithfulgardener,andastorehouseofstorieswhowasoneofthe"dancingfools,wiseoldcrows,grumpysages,and'almostsaints'whomadeuptheoldpeople"inEstes'schildhood.Toldwithgracefulsimplicity,deepfeeling,generoushumor,andprofoundoptimism,TheFaithfulGardeneris,atitscaptivatingcore,thestoryofanopen-heartedchildwholistenedwelltoherold-countryeldersandwhogrewuptoremember,tobearwitness,and,asoneofthepremierstorytellersofourtimes,toremindreadersandlistenersofallagesof"thatmagisteriallifeforcewithinallthingsthatstrengthensusintimesofturmoilortransition,thatfaithfulforcewhichcanneverdie."