Maraglindi: Guardian Spirit

by Bob Rich

Overview

Maraglindi

Guardian Spirit

1850, a small town in Australia: Glindi, an Aboriginal woman, gives birth to a daughter, the result of a rape by a white man. She names her Maraglindi, meaning "Glindi's sorrow," but the girl is a joy to all those around her. She has the gift of love.

   During her short life, she encounters everything intolerant, cruel Victorian society can throw at people it considers to be animals. She surmounts the savagery of the white invader by conquering hate with love.

Maraglindi: child of the land, fruit of an evil deed, and instrument of love.

Mary Tod

Maraglindi - the title of this new novel from author Bob Rich - embodies a promise to readers, the promise of a story that is both magical and transformative. Expect to be mesmerized by the main character, Maraglindi, and the way her life unfolds in Victorian Australia. Expect to be outraged at the way whites treated the aboriginal people. Expect to be touched by the power of love and hope. Highly recommended.

M. K. Tod is the author of many works of historical fiction, the latest being Paris In Ruins.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781838015275
Publisher:	Sleepy Lion Limited
Publication date:	10/28/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	285
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Bob Rich is an Australian storyteller, with 18 published books in a variety of genres including both fiction and nonfiction. Five of his books, and over 40 short stories, have won awards.He has retired 5 times so far, from 5 different occupations, but is still going strong as a Professional Grandfather. Any human born since 1993 qualifies as his grandchild; anyone born after 1987 as his child. Everything he does, including his writing, is working toward a survivable future for them, and one worth surviving in. This means environmental and humanitarian activism: an attempt to change a worldwide culture of greed, hate and fear into one of compassion and cooperation. He carries on much of this work at his popular blog, Bobbing Around, https://bobrich18.wordpress.comHe has been writing since 1980, with a byline column in "Earth Garden" magazine and several other periodicals. His first book, "The Earth Garden Building Book: Design and build your own house," was published in 1986, and went through 4 editions, the last going out of print in 2018. He has had four other self-help books published, the latest being "From Depression to Contentment: A self-therapy guide." A biography, "Aniko: The stranger who loved me" has won 4 awards.

Editorial Reviews

Max Overton

I read Maraglindi: Guardian Spirit in its previous incarnation a few years ago, but its message has remained with me. It is a novel of Australia, but it is not limited to that beautiful country; the message applies to all men and women everywhere and in every time. Couched within the framework of Christianity, it applies equally to any religion that preaches love and acceptance. Reincarnation is a thread that runs through the story, and shows how our actions are not limited to one life but reverberate through many incarnations as we strive to learn the lessons necessary for our spiritual growth.

The protagonist, a young Aboriginal girl, Maraglindi, is born of an act of hate, but she typifies Love in its most elemental form, and all who come in contact with her during her short life are touched by this love. But this is so much more than just a story with a message; it is a history. Maraglindi: Guardian Spirit is a story set against the backdrop of Colonial Australia, where we get to experience the lives of rich and poor, privileged and deprived, the white overlords and the downtrodden, dispossessed Aboriginal First People of this glorious country.

Maraglindi: Guardian Spirit is a book I would not hesitate to recommend, not just as a story that describes the racial discord of earlier times, but also as one that holds out a hope that things can be different. We live in times where hate is rearing its ugly head once more, so we need stories like this to remind us that hate can be overcome, not by violence and more hatred, but by love and acceptance.

Max Overton is the author of over forty books, many of them historical fiction.

Margaret Tanner

Set in 1850s Australia.

Glindi, an Aaboriginal woman, gives birth to a baby girl she names Maraglindi (Glindi's sorrow).

Born amidst violent times when Aboriginal men were treated worse than their Masters' dogs, the women suffered even more. Their only use was to satisfy their owner's lust and keep his house in order.

Against this horrific background Bob Rich has woven a rich tapestry of love, hate, decency and depravity. Once you start reading you won't be able to put it down until you have devoured every word. It is quite obvious the author has done extensive historical research before he wrote this story.

Highly recommended.

Margaret Tanner is a Best Selling and Award Winning Australian author of drama-laden historical western romance.

Florence Weinberg

Guardian AngelMaraglindi by Dr. Bob Rich pulls no punches. Set in the era of Queen Victoria, its major themes are two: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and, all human beings deserve equal respect and treatment regardless of sex, color of skin, age, wealth, or place of origin.

A highly superior being from elsewhere in the universe is assigned the task of leading human beings to the ideal state of perfect love. This being becomes Maraglindi. As she grows, she demonstrates to all who come in contact with her just what love and the Golden Rule can do. There is, however, one barrier to her ability to spread love, peace and understanding: the negative force of hatred and prejudice. There is much violence and bloodshed in this novel, but also much hope and goodness. Dr. Bob Rich's powerful work, while set in the past, is deeply relevant today, as we witness hatred and prejudice spread by persons in powerful places, through the power of modern media. We need you, Maraglindi! Come, Guardian Spirit!

Emeritus Professor Florence Weinberg is the author of eleven novels that have won eleven awards.

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