Books published by Azalea Art Press

In the 1930s and '40s, winters on the mighty St. Lawrence River were cold - so cold that the waters froze solid and "the black ice was crystal clear . . . you could see the fish swimming beneath it." In this tender and often candid look at growing up in the north country of Upstate New York, a young girl recalls her friends, family, and the many hopes, dreams and challenges that shaped her future life as an artist. A celebration of the poetry of place, Ever After reminds us once again that there is indeed "no place like home."

Author Yolanda Lopez's story of her mother's life and her own childhood growing up in Los Angeles with five siblings is much more than a remembrance-it is a testament to the challenges of single motherhood and of the choices women must sometimes make in order to insure their survival. Filled with heartbreak, secrets, and betrayals, her mother's struggles are an inspiration to anyone seeking to transcend their life circumstances and wishing to find their authentic voice. To Learn More: please visit www.wordswisdomandwonder.com

From magical tales to ghost stories to comedies, author Tathagat Ghosh challenges the limits of human perception with subtlety and wit. Things are not always as they might seem. A drone becomes a surrogate mother.An ancient dinosaur egg thaws to become a predator that shows signs of advanced intelligence.Ghostly house lizards conjure the spirits of the recent dead. Ingenious street-wise boys appear to fly through the air-or disappear altogether. The gravitational pull betweenscience and imagination blurs as twin dimensions compete in outer space. This mystery and magic are central to Ghosh's enigmaticstorytelling.Every turn of the page has the relentless quality of a dream, often chilling in its realism, that jolts us into seeing life in all its depth and mystery. As each short narrative soars and gently leads us to a place where the past, present and future intermingle, we are posed with tantalizing questions about our reality and the boundaries of human nature.

Fourteen-year-old Carrie Oyler craves adventure. Although her remote desert home is full of beauty and mystery, life in their sleepy Mormon hamlet leaves much to be desired for a strong dreamer like her. Carrie often wonders what her future will hold. Will she become a healer like her mother? Will she be allowed to go on a mission and travel the world? Anything would be better than becoming a plural wife, even though it would insure her eternal salvation.When she unexpectedly falls in love with a boy from a Paiute tribe, and then is called upon to aid in his rescue, Carrie becomes trapped with him in an enchanted canyon known as The Maze. The key to their freedom comes from an unlikely source in Renda, who is traveling cross country in search of her own identity-but it may prove to take a combination of the past, the future, and a mother's fierce love to unlock the magic that holds them there . . . in all their yesterdays.

The verses of Maya Mitra Das plumb the alchemy of primeval moons and mist-wrapped mountains; delving deep into the realm of personal myth.Spanning the arc of ecstasy and despair, her poems explore the boundaries of human loneliness as well as the healing power of love.

In this brave and insightful memoir told in verse, Maure Quilter examines her early years in the CSJ Religious Community, her career as a therapist, her thirty-two year marriage, and her unexpected divorce at the age of eighty. As she confronts each Stranger Within, Maure gives us all hope that authenticity and a new and purposeful path can be re-discovered at any age.