In Anam Cara, Gaelic for "soul friend", the ancient teachings, stories, and blessing of Celtic wisdom provide such profound insights on the universal themes of friendship, solitude, love, and death as: Light is generous; The human heart is never completely born; Love as ancient recognition; The body is the angel of the soul; Solitude is luminous; Beauty likes neglected places; The passionate heart never ages; Silence is the sister of the divine.
-- Phenomenal interest in everything Celtic is evidenced by such successes as Angela's Ashes, How the Irish Saved Civilization, and even the hit show "Riverdance", a sell-out at Radio City Music Hall -- and one of the top 10 video rentals for 1996.
-- Anam Cara has more than 50,000 hardcover copies in print.
-- Sounds True Audio released 10,000 copies of Anam Cara in 1996 and it is one of their top three bestsellers.
-- Anam Cara has enjoyed impressive foreign sales, with rights sold to the UK, Italy, South America, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan.
-- HarperCollins will publish Anam Cara's sequel Being Here Is So Much in hardcover in November 1998.
In Anam Cara, Gaelic for "soul friend", the ancient teachings, stories, and blessing of Celtic wisdom provide such profound insights on the universal themes of friendship, solitude, love, and death as: Light is generous; The human heart is never completely born; Love as ancient recognition; The body is the angel of the soul; Solitude is luminous; Beauty likes neglected places; The passionate heart never ages; Silence is the sister of the divine.
-- Phenomenal interest in everything Celtic is evidenced by such successes as Angela's Ashes, How the Irish Saved Civilization, and even the hit show "Riverdance", a sell-out at Radio City Music Hall -- and one of the top 10 video rentals for 1996.
-- Anam Cara has more than 50,000 hardcover copies in print.
-- Sounds True Audio released 10,000 copies of Anam Cara in 1996 and it is one of their top three bestsellers.
-- Anam Cara has enjoyed impressive foreign sales, with rights sold to the UK, Italy, South America, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan.
-- HarperCollins will publish Anam Cara's sequel Being Here Is So Much in hardcover in November 1998.
