Description
The Eagle and The Butterfly tells the story of a person who passes through a thin place into the mythical world of Berren and becomes the butterfly Eregendal. To atone for the past, Eregendal must face hell and death in a quest to save Berren from Zoust and the forces of evil at the Last Battle. Eregendal's sacrifice helps the child-goddess Zana ascend to her throne. The novel was written in in two weeks during the long hot summer of 1976, when the author was twenty-one. The story was pieced together from a series of poems she had written over several years. It is steeped in folklore and includes many symbols drawn from North European myths and legends. Its themes include personal development, the battle between good and evil, and death and resurrection. The story is an allegory about the author's struggles as a young writer to find acceptance and recognition beyond West Cumberland, where she lived then. The story also proved to be prophetic for her. Just as the butterfly, Eregendal, had to die to become the powerful eagle Ladnegere, she too had to die to her old self and be reborn through recovery to establish herself and find success. The abridged version also in this volume, has a reading age of about 9 years and up. It follows the original story but omits much of the violence and reflection.
About the Author
Author Maggie Shaw creates her stories from her many and varied life experiences. A teenage runaway who made good despite having undiagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Maggie writes as one who has walked the walk in recovery and spiritual development. Her degrees in science, divinity and church music, and her career as a Mental Health Dietitian, underpin her work with a solid framework which supports the exciting adventure stories she loves to tell. Maggie is also a musician, composer and song writer, and many of her songs are inspired by the stories she writes. Maggie has published three other books through the micropublishing firm Eregendal: The Vision and Beyond (2018), Diviner's Nemesis I: Avenger (2019) and Diviner's Nemesis II - Retribution (2020). Her music and short stories have been broadcast by Radio Carlisle, Cat Radio, and Red Shift Radio; and articles of hers have been published in the West Cumbrian Arts Co-operative magazine Raven, The Whitehaven News, Amateur Photographer, and The Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle. Online, Maggie publishes through ArtSwarm, YouTube and Sound Cloud. Maggie lives in Cheshire with her husband Alan and their tabby cat Tinker.
Reviews
'Fast paced, and you can never predict what's going to happen next': Helen. 'My favourite character is Zana. I would love her to be my queen': Anna.
Book Information
ISBN 9781999607166
Author Maggie Shaw
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint Eregendal
Publisher Eregendal
Weight(grams) 341g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 14mm
About the Author
Author Maggie Shaw creates her stories from her many and varied life experiences. A teenage runaway who made good despite having undiagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Maggie writes as one who has walked the walk in recovery and spiritual development. Her degrees in science, divinity and church music, and her career as a Mental Health Dietitian, underpin her work with a solid framework which supports the exciting adventure stories she loves to tell. Maggie is also a musician, composer and song writer, and many of her songs are inspired by the stories she writes. Maggie has published three other books through the micropublishing firm Eregendal: The Vision and Beyond (2018), Diviner's Nemesis I: Avenger (2019) and Diviner's Nemesis II - Retribution (2020). Her music and short stories have been broadcast by Radio Carlisle, Cat Radio, and Red Shift Radio; and articles of hers have been published in the West Cumbrian Arts Co-operative magazine Raven, The Whitehaven News, Amateur Photographer, and The Crewe and Nantwich Chronicle. Online, Maggie publishes through ArtSwarm, YouTube and Sound Cloud. Maggie lives in Cheshire with her husband Alan and their tabby cat Tinker.
Reviews
'Fast paced, and you can never predict what's going to happen next': Helen. 'My favourite character is Zana. I would love her to be my queen': Anna.
Book Information
ISBN 9781999607166
Author Maggie Shaw
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint Eregendal
Publisher Eregendal
Weight(grams) 341g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 14mm
