People of the Great Journey

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Olwen Mellory is called away from her life as a writer of fairy tales to take part in a week-long retreat on a remote Scottish island. 'The Great Journey' promises to be full of magical wisdom and visionary experiences. It's an invitation she can't resist. But within hours of arriving at the imposing Dunesfort House and meeting her companions in the circle, Olwen's adventure takes an unexpected turn. Before long, her daytime explorations of mystical practices are paired with night-time dreams and phantasms that blur the line between the real and the imaginary. As the enigmatic but vaguely sinister course director asserts his authority in a bid to create an act of modern alchemy, Olwen begins to wonder in whom she can trust. After a shocking event in the circle Olwen flees across the moors to the Callanish Stones, only to find herself caught in an ancient moon rite. Will this final calling free her from her personal demons forever, or will it be the beginning of a new nightmare?

O.R. Melling was born in Ireland and grew up in Canada with her seven sisters and two brothers. Her home is Bray, Co. Wicklow, a small town by the sea, but at present she is helping to run a Tibetan Buddhist Centre in the Irish countryside. This work has brought her to Outer Mongolia and across the Gobi Desert. Melling has a BA in Philosophy and Celtic Studies and an MA in Mediaeval Irish History. Her award-winning books have been published worldwide and translated into many languages. www.ormelling.com

Melling has the gift of a poet's tongue. -- Charles de Lint, Winner of the World Fantasy Award Once again, O.R. Melling weaves her visionary web of soul-searching explorations, some of them credibly chilling. They will not disappoint her readers. -- Eugene McCabe Innovative, ambitious and courageous. -- Carlo Gebler An utterly compelling example of an esoteric testament destined to become a classic. -- Herbie Brennan, author of The Faerie Wars Chronicles Praise for O R Melling's previously published works: The author's gift is in granting ordinary events extraordinary causes, cloaking them with the potent poetic licence of mysticism. Los Angeles Times Praise for O R Melling's previously published works: Quirky evasnescent novel with passages of hallucinatory power. Publisher's Weekly I found it mesmerising. -- Michael Harding, bestselling author of Staring at Lakes