By Jane Tyson Clement, Plough Publishing House, 2003

" Beautiful-- offers quietude in the midst of cacophony and literary cynicism. " 

In an age when cleverness often counts more than substance, the writer of these stories (and poems) offers a break from all the noise. Clement, a teacher, mother and poet, writes with a measured beauty that recalls Tolstoy and Tolkien.

There is nothing heavy or stilted about these tales, which rely less on plot devices than on allegorical symbols and the evocation of moods. But there is the thrill of expectancy, a sense that something new is on the way, and the belief that the Someone for whom humanity longs and waits is seeking us, just as we seek Him.

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About the Author

Author Jane Tyson Clement, a 1939 graduate of Smith College, is a retired teacher, poet, short-story writer, and mother of seven. She lives in Ulster Park, NY. Like several of her other stories, The Secret Flower is set in England, where she lived for many years.

About Bruderhof: 

The Bruderhof Communities (German: place of brothers) are Christian faith-based communities with branches in New York and Pennsylvania in the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. They have previously been called The Society of Brothers and The Hutterian Brethren.

The Bruderhof had an extensive collection of Internet sites until December 2005, when they took them down and replaced them with a few short pages with information on how to contact them offline. Remaining official sites:

• Bruderhof Communities - The Official Website - Now only includes address and phone number of the Rifton, NY community.
• Bruderhof Foundation - Includes basic foundation information, donation instructions, and instructions on receiving annual report
• The Bruderhof in United Kingdom - Address and phone number of the community in East Sussex, UK

The following sites are by external persons and groups, commenting on the Bruderhof:

• Bring Back Bruderhof - A site to "give a voice to people who miss Bruderhof.com and all of what they added to the online community."
• The Peregrine Foundation - a non-profit organization assisting "families and individuals living in or exiting from experimental social groups".
• Bruderhof vs. the Net?

References

• Against the Wind: Eberhard Arnold and the Bruderhof, Markus Baum, 1998 Plough Publishing House
• A Joyful Pilgrimage: My Life in Community, Emmy Arnold, 2002 The Bruderhof Foundation
• Community in Paraguay: A Visit to the Bruderhof, Bob and Shirley Wagoner
• Encyclopedia of American Religions (5th edition), J. Gordon Melton, editor
• Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnold, by Peter Mommsen
• Contested Narratives: A Case Study of the Conflict between a New Religious Movement and its Critics by Julius Rubin
• The Other Side of Joy: Religious Melancholy Among The Bruderhof, by Julius H. Rubin
• Torches Rekindled: The Bruderhof's Struggle for Renewal, Merrill Mow
• Torches Extinguished: Memories of a Communal Bruderhof Childhood in Paraguay, Europe and the U. S. A. , Elisabeth Bohlken-Zumpe, granddaughter of founder Eberhard Arnold

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